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Clostridium difficile Algorithm Defined in "Testing Routine Querying Tools with Known Positive Exposure-Outcome Associations: Clostridium difficile Events After Use of Oral Clindamycin versus Penicillins"

    Basic Details
    Date Posted
    Status
    Complete
    Health Outcome(s)
    clostridium difficile
    Study Type
    Outcomes Assessed in Inferential Analyses
    Description

    This report lists International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes and algorithms used to define clostridium difficile in this request.

    For additional information about the algorithm and how it was defined relative to the cohort and exposures of interest in the inferential analysis, see the Modular Program report here.