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The Use of Rapid Diagnostic Assays to Supplement Syndromic Surveillance: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Project in New York City
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Syndromic surveillance systems can detect increases in respiratory and gastrointestinal illness, but diagnosis of etiologic agents can be delayed due to difficult, time-consuming identification and low rates of testing for viral pathogens. Rapid… read more… disease patterns and reports clusters to the clinical site and public health authorities. RESULTS Between 3/15/06 … in NYC has been difficult. The pace of clinical care within the ED, the lack of dedicated clinical staff, … to include hospi- tal outpatient facilities and primary care sites with electronic medical records, where specimen …