Backgrounds: Surveillance of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) using ICD-10 codes from electronic health records (EHR) lacks consensus on optimal case-defining codes.AIMWe determined codes that maximise sensitivity (Se) and positive predictive value (PPV) for SARI associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Denma...
Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic and considering the effects of this pandemic, we provide recommendations that can guide towards sustainable RSV surveillance with the potential to be integrated into the broader perspective of respiratory surveillance.