Cross-validation of an algorithm detecting acute gastroenteritis episodes from prescribed drug dispensing data in France: comparison with clinical data reported in a primary care surveillance system, winter seasons 2014/15 to 2016/17

Cross-validation of an algorithm detecting acute gastroenteritis episodes from prescribed drug dispensing data in France: comparison with clinical data reported in a primary care surveillance system, winter seasons 2014/15 to 2016/17

Abstract Background This study compares an algorithm to detect acute gastroenteritis (AG) episodes from drug dispensing data to the validated data reported in a primary care surveillance system in France. Methods We used drug dispensing data collected in a drugstore database and data collected by pr...

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Main Authors: Ana-Maria Vilcu, Thierry Blanchon, Laure Sabatte, Cécile Souty, Milka Maravic, Thomas Hanslik, Olivier Steichen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Gastroenteritis
Epidemiology
Public health surveillance
Sentinel surveillance
Pharmacy
Primary care physicians
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0745-5

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