Nosocomial outbreaks : A review of governmental reporting systems

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OBJECTIVE: Identifying and describing components of existent governmental reporting systems of NO aiming at informing the design of the implementation of NO reporting systems in countries where they were not fully established.

DESIGN: A systematic search was carried out on PubMed, Embase, and the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database. We included studies published from January 2007 to June 2019 describing NO governmental reporting systems. Additionally, we included studies from the list of references in the identified papers, to gather more information about NO reporting systems. We also reviewed documents published in the governmental health department's Web sites, such as outbreak management guidelines and surveillance protocols, provided they were cited in the papers.

RESULTS: NO reporting systems were reported in France (Alsace Region), Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, United States (New York State; New York City), Australia (Victoria State), Sweden (Skane Region), Ireland, Scotland (Lothian Region), and Canada (Winnipeg; Ontario). These systems vary according to the type of targeted NO event, such as gastroenteritis, influenza-like illness, invasive group A streptococcal disease or all-health care-acquired infection NO. Germany, Norway, New York City, New York State, Ireland, Winnipeg, and Ontario have established a mandatory reporting for NO.

CONCLUSIONS: There is high variability among countries regarding governmental NO reporting systems. This may hinder opportune inter- and intracountries communication concerning NO of potential international public health relevance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

American journal of infection control - 50(2022), 2 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 185-192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maciel, Amanda Luiz Pires [VerfasserIn]
Braga, Roberta Brito de Souza [VerfasserIn]
Madalosso, Geraldine [VerfasserIn]
Padoveze, Maria Clara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cross infection
Disease outbreak
Epidemiological monitoring
Journal Article
Public health surveillance
Review

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Date Completed 02.03.2022

Date Revised 02.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajic.2021.11.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333389921