Reports on aspergillosis epidemiology findings from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide new insights

Researchers detail in 'Comparison of the use of administrative data and an active system for surveillance of invasive aspergillosis,' new data in aspergillosis. According to a study from the United States, "Administrative data, such as International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes, are readily available and are an attractive option for surveillance and quality assessment within a single institution or for interinstitutional comparisons. To understand the usefulness of administrative data for the surveillance of invasive aspergillosis, we compared information obtained from a system based on ICD-9 codes with information obtained from an active, prospective...

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