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Validity of Diagnosis Code–Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients

Nontuberculous mycobacteria infection is increasing in incidence and can lead to chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. We investigated the accuracy of diagnosis code–based nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease claims among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. We observed that these cla...

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Autores principales: Ku, Jennifer H., Henkle, Emily M., Carlson, Kathleen F., Marino, Miguel, Winthrop, Kevin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33622467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203124