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Table 5 Selection of potential SARI case definitions after literature review

From: Establishing an ICD-10 code based SARI-surveillance in Germany – description of the system and first results from five recent influenza seasons

ICD-10 Coding [18]

Description of potential SARI case definitions

J09.x-J10.x

Influenza, laboratory confirmed

J09.x-J11.x

Influenza

J12.x-J18.x

Pneumonia

J09.x-J18.x

Influenza and pneumonia

J09.x-J22.x

Influenza, pneumonia, acute lower respiratory tract infection [26, 27]

J00.x-J22.x

Acute respiratory disease

J11.x, J18.9, J20.9, J20.88, J09.x, B34.5, R50.9

ILI, including unspecific viral Infektion and unspecific fever [25]

J00.x-J03.x, J40.x-J44.x, J47.x

ARI, general [24]

A15.x, A16.x, A20.2, A21.2, A22.1, A37.x, A38.x, B34.x, J00.x-J32.x, J35.x-J37.x, J39.x-J91.x, J93.x-J94.x, J96.x-J98.x, R04.x-R07.x

Respiratory disease, including bioterrorism [27]