American Journal of Epidemiology · 1988 · 20 citations · 0 references
Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesDisease SurveillanceEpidemiologyPublic Health SurveillanceDisease Surveillance SystemsHealth SurveillanceInfection SurveillancePassive SurveillanceSurveillance EvaluationSurveillance MethodsLaboratory Reporting SystemsLaboratory Result ReportingLaboratory Results ReportingLaboratory Test ReportingPassive Case ReportingPublic Health Surveillance ReportingShigellosis SurveillanceSurveillance Studies
The authors studied the reporting of shigellosis in Oklahoma to evaluate the sensitivity of the state-based passive surveillance system for shigellosis. They found that passive surveillance for shigellosis can be more sensitive than has been previously observed. Laboratory-based reporting was found to be far superior to reporting by physicians.