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Detection of a Vaccine-preventable Reportable Disease: Comparison of Physician Reporting vs. an Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System
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Communicable diseases are underreported by physicians, especially diseases without laboratory tests. The goals of our study were to determine reporting levels for clinical chickenpox, describe clinical data elements common to chickenpox, and assess… read more… The study took place in a healthcare system that provides care to over 25% of Denver, CO. All outpatient clinic visits … on intake. 37% had varicella vaccine at a prior clinic visit. Chief complaints included rash (62%), chickenpox … were hives (4%), sores (3%), bites (6%), blisters (3%), bumps (4%), "red" (7%) and/or lesion(s) (3%). 81% were …