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The Value of Patient Reports in Syndrome Assignment
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Of critical importance to the success of syndromic surveillance systems is the ability to collect data in a timely manner and thus ensure rapid detection of disease outbreaks. Most emergency department-based syndromic surveillance systems use… read more… pertaining to the child’s current illness. After the visit, the sub- ject’s medical record was abstracted and … Adolesc Med. 1995;149:553-558. Self-report tool Chief com- plaint Syndrome cate- gory Sens (%) Spec (%) Sens (%) … -
Use of Surveillance Data to Measure the Impact of Viral Infections among Young Children
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Respiratory viruses cause substantial morbidity and costly resource utilization among young children, especially during the winter months. Accurate estimates of the impact of these viruses are important in guiding prevention efforts… read more… higher ED and outpatient resource utilization as com- pared with influenza, especially among children <2 … Monto AS, Sullivan KM. Acute respiratory illness I the com- munity: frequency of illness and the agents involved. … admission 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) 11.8 (9.3, 14.9) Primary care visit 4.8 (3.7, 6.3) 23.2 (20.1, 26.6) Antibiotic use 3.1 …