Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands

Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands

We describe the consequences of 2 major changes in notification criteria for Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli surveillance in the Netherlands. The change to reporting acute, more severe infections appears to be a good compromise between workload, redundancy, and public health relevance, provi...

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Main Authors: Ingrid H.M. Friesema, Sjoerd Kuiling, Zsofia Igloi, Eelco Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
epidemiology
public health
incidence
trends
E. coli
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-0339_article
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Summary:We describe the consequences of 2 major changes in notification criteria for Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli surveillance in the Netherlands. The change to reporting acute, more severe infections appears to be a good compromise between workload, redundancy, and public health relevance, provided isolates remain available for typing and sequencing.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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