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"Syndromic surveillance within a hospital" for the early detection of a nosocomial outbreak of acute respiratory infection
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Akihiko Kawana,
Katsuji Teruya,
Teruo Kirikae,
Jun-ichiro Sekiguchi,
Yasuyuki Kato,
Emi Kuroda,
Kumi Horii,
Sin-ichiro Saito,
Hiroshi Ohara,
Tadatoshi Kuratsuji,
Satoshi Kimura,
Koichiro Kudo
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in Japanese journal of infectious diseases (Print)
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2006 Volume 59, Issue 6, p377-9
Abstract
We have performed intra-hospital syndromic surveillance to rapidly detect nosocomial acute respiratory infection outbreaks in both inpatients and health care workers in a hospital. Syndromic surveillance allows the rapid detection of sudden outbreaks, including infections caused by unknown pathogens. This approach depends on the identification of specific "symptoms" as signs of a possible outbreak, with no need for specific diagnoses. Moreover, syndromic surveillance is quick, easy, and inexpensive. Nosocomial infection surveillance is usually performed on inpatients only. However, during the outbreaks of SARS and seasonal influenza, for example, many hospital personnel were infected. In cases of this kind, in order to quickly detect the prevalence of such infections, a surveillance system that includes hospital personnel is essential. This surveillance is promising as a strategy to prepare for re-outbreaks of SARS and the emergence of novel influenza pandemics.
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