TY - JOUR AU - Ku, Jennifer AU - Henkle, Emily AU - Carlson, Kathleen AU - Marino, Miguel AU - Winthrop, Kevin T1 - Validity of Diagnosis Code–Based Claims to Identify Pulmonary NTM Disease in Bronchiectasis Patients T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 3 SP - 982 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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 claims have moderate validity, but given their low sensitivity, incidence might be underestimated. KW - bronchiectasis KW - nontuberculous mycobacterial infection KW - validation KW - Medicare claims KW - bacteria KW - respiratory infections KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2703.203124 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3124_article ER - End of Reference