2219. Evaluation of Medicare Claims to Assess Burden of Pertussis Disease in Persons Aged ≥65 Years

摘要

BackgroundPertussis in adults may be underdiagnosed and underreported; there is limited information on the incidence and severity of pertussis in older adults. We compared pertussis diagnoses identified using medical claims data with national surveillance data to examine the use of claims data as a source for disease burden estimates.