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Validation of administrative population-based data sets for the detection of cesarean delivery surgical site infection

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The researchers validated population-based hospital, emergency room, and physician claim databases for the detection of surgical site infections against the reference standard of clinical surveillance. Although these data sets are highly specific and could be used to define research cohorts, their low sensitivity and positive predictive value make them inadequate for use as quality indicators.

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Daneman N, Ma X, Eng-Chong M, Callery S, Guttmann A. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011; 32(12):1213-5. Epub 2011 Oct 13.

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