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Table 1 Description of skin and soft tissue infection identification algorithms evaluated

From: Use of electronic health record data to identify skin and soft tissue infections in primary care settings: a validation study

Test criteria

Definition of true positive

Any of the following criteria:

Any SSTI present

 SSTI ICD-9 code

 Incision and drainage CPT code

 Positive wound culture

SSTI ICD-9 code

Any SSTI present

Cellulitis/Abscess ICD-9 code

Cellulitis and/or abscess present

Cellulitis/Abscess ICD-9 code, body site specific

Cellulitis and/or abscess present at body site indicated by ICD-9 code

  1. Note: SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; CPT, current procedural terminology.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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