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
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-0339_article
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spelling doaj-1870cc8833844abcbf20cffad54f7b412020-12-28T15:25:48ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-01-0127125826110.3201/eid2701.200339Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the NetherlandsIngrid H.M. FriesemaSjoerd KuilingZsofia IgloiEelco Franz 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-0339_articleShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coliepidemiologypublic healthincidencetrendsE. coli
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author Ingrid H.M. Friesema
Sjoerd Kuiling
Zsofia Igloi
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Sjoerd Kuiling
Zsofia Igloi
Eelco Franz
Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
epidemiology
public health
incidence
trends
E. coli
author_facet Ingrid H.M. Friesema
Sjoerd Kuiling
Zsofia Igloi
Eelco Franz
author_sort Ingrid H.M. Friesema
title Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
title_short Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
title_full Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
title_fullStr Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of Notification Criteria for Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Surveillance, the Netherlands
title_sort optimization of notification criteria for shiga toxin–producing escherichia coli surveillance, the netherlands
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2021-01-01
description 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.
topic Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
epidemiology
public health
incidence
trends
E. coli
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-0339_article
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