Surveillance for Clostridium difficile Infection: ICD-9 Coding Has Poor Sensitivity Compared to Laboratory Diagnosis in Hospital Patients, Singapore

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Monica Chan,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Poh Lian Lim ,

* E-mail: pllim@post.harvard.edu

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Angela Chow,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Mar Kyaw Win,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Timothy M. Barkham

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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