Evaluation of administrative case definitions for chronic kidney disease in children
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DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0595-1
Abstract: Introduction Administrative data is increasingly used for chronic disease surveillance; however, its validity to define cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is unknown. We sought to evaluate the performance of case definitions for… read more here.
Keywords: case definitions; kidney disease; disease; chronic kidney ... See more keywords
Evaluating case diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): toward an empirical case definition
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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2043462
Abstract: Abstract Purpose Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is an illness characterized by a variety of symptoms including post-exertional malaise, unrefreshing sleep, and cognitive impairment. A variety of case definitions (e.g., the Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC),… read more here.
Keywords: encephalomyelitis chronic; myalgic encephalomyelitis; case; chronic fatigue ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Clinical Case Definitions for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Young Children
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad028
Abstract: Abstract Background Various case definitions of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection (RSV-LRTI) are currently proposed. We assessed the performance of 3 clinical case definitions against the World Health Organization definition recommended in 2015… read more here.
Keywords: rsv; rsv lrti; rsv lrtis; respiratory ... See more keywords
Performance of Existing and Novel Symptom- and Antigen Testing-Based COVID-19 Case Definitions in a Community Setting
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.10.22274914
Abstract: Point-of-care antigen tests are an important tool for SARS-CoV-2 detection, but they are less clinically sensitive than real-time reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR), impacting their efficacy as screening procedures. Our goal in this study was to see… read more here.
Keywords: symptom; community; antigen testing; case definitions ... See more keywords
Symptom‐based case definitions for COVID‐19: Time and geographical variations for detection at hospital admission among 260,000 patients
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DOI: 10.1111/irv.13039
Abstract: Case definitions are used to guide clinical practice, surveillance and research protocols. However, how they identify COVID‐19‐hospitalised patients is not fully understood. We analysed the proportion of hospitalised patients with laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19, in the ISARIC… read more here.
Keywords: covid time; symptom based; based case; case ... See more keywords
Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in Germany: A Cohort Study Applying Different Case Definitions Based on Claims Data
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DOI: 10.1159/000481990
Abstract: Background: Data on the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the national level is scarce. We aimed to estimate the incidence of MS in Germany and to compare different MS case definitions based on claims… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; based claims; germany; claims data ... See more keywords
Performance of case definitions and clinical predictors for influenza surveillance among patients followed in a rural cohort in Senegal
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05724-x
Abstract: Background Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. However, a lack of epidemiological data remains for this pathology, and the performances of the influenza-like illness (ILI) case definitions used for sentinel… read more here.
Keywords: ili case; surveillance; case; case definitions ... See more keywords
Validation of case definitions of depression derived from administrative data against the CIDI-SF as reference standard: results from the PROspective Québec (PROQ) study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03501-x
Abstract: Background Administrative data have several advantages over questionnaire and interview data to identify cases of depression: they are usually inexpensive, available for a long period of time and are less subject to recall bias and… read more here.
Keywords: cases depression; cidi; case definitions; administrative data ... See more keywords
Prevalence of multimorbid degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05104-3
Abstract: Background Musculoskeletal multimorbidity is common and coexisting lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) has been reported. The aim of this review was to report the prevalence of multimorbid degenerative LSS with… read more here.
Keywords: case definitions; hip; knee hip; prevalence ... See more keywords
Review of case definitions for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
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DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02455-0
Abstract: Background Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease with unknown causes. From the perspectives on the etiology and pathophysiology, ME/CFS has been labeled differently, which influenced changes in case definitions and terminologies. This… read more here.
Keywords: cfs; case; fatigue syndrome; case definitions ... See more keywords
Identification of validated case definitions for chronic disease using electronic medical records: a systematic review protocol
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DOI: 10.1186/s13643-017-0431-9
Abstract: BackgroundPrimary care electronic medical record (EMR) data are being used for research, surveillance, and clinical monitoring. To broaden the reach and usability of EMR data, case definitions must be specified to identify and characterize important… read more here.
Keywords: emr data; surveillance; case; case definitions ... See more keywords