Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA
The North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System Laboratories serve 15 hospitals and affiliated regional physician practices in the New York City metropolitan area, with virus testing performed at a central reference laboratory. The influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak began in this area on Apr...
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| author | James M. Crawford Robert Stallone Fan Zhang Mary Gerolimatos Diamanto D. Korologos Carolyn Sweetapple Marcella de Geronimo Yosef Dlugacz Donna M. Armellino Christine C. Ginocchio |
| author_facet | James M. Crawford Robert Stallone Fan Zhang Mary Gerolimatos Diamanto D. Korologos Carolyn Sweetapple Marcella de Geronimo Yosef Dlugacz Donna M. Armellino Christine C. Ginocchio |
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| description | The North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System Laboratories serve 15 hospitals and affiliated regional physician practices in the New York City metropolitan area, with virus testing performed at a central reference laboratory. The influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak began in this area on April 24, 2009, and within weeks respiratory virus testing increased 7.5 times. In response, laboratory and client service workforces were increased, physical plant build-out was completed, testing paradigms were converted from routine screening tests and viral culture to a high-capacity molecular assay for respiratory viruses, laboratory information system interfaces were built, and same-day epidemiologic reports were produced. Daily review by leadership of data from emergency rooms, hospital facilities, and the Health System Laboratories enabled real-time management of unfolding events. The ability of System laboratories to rapidly increase to high-volume comprehensive diagnostics, including influenza A subtyping, provided key epidemiologic information for local and state public health departments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f588b1c8606481386bd4acaaeb63b982022-12-22T00:16:11ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-01-0116181310.3201/eid1601.091167Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USAJames M. CrawfordRobert StalloneFan ZhangMary GerolimatosDiamanto D. KorologosCarolyn SweetappleMarcella de GeronimoYosef DlugaczDonna M. ArmellinoChristine C. GinocchioThe North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System Laboratories serve 15 hospitals and affiliated regional physician practices in the New York City metropolitan area, with virus testing performed at a central reference laboratory. The influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak began in this area on April 24, 2009, and within weeks respiratory virus testing increased 7.5 times. In response, laboratory and client service workforces were increased, physical plant build-out was completed, testing paradigms were converted from routine screening tests and viral culture to a high-capacity molecular assay for respiratory viruses, laboratory information system interfaces were built, and same-day epidemiologic reports were produced. Daily review by leadership of data from emergency rooms, hospital facilities, and the Health System Laboratories enabled real-time management of unfolding events. The ability of System laboratories to rapidly increase to high-volume comprehensive diagnostics, including influenza A subtyping, provided key epidemiologic information for local and state public health departments.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-1167_articleInfluenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009influenzasurge capacitypandemic influenzabioterrorism and preparednessviruses |
| spellingShingle | James M. Crawford Robert Stallone Fan Zhang Mary Gerolimatos Diamanto D. Korologos Carolyn Sweetapple Marcella de Geronimo Yosef Dlugacz Donna M. Armellino Christine C. Ginocchio Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA Emerging Infectious Diseases Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza surge capacity pandemic influenza bioterrorism and preparedness viruses |
| title | Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA |
| title_full | Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA |
| title_fullStr | Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA |
| title_short | Laboratory Surge Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, New York City Metropolitan Area, USA |
| title_sort | laboratory surge response to pandemic h1n1 2009 outbreak new york city metropolitan area usa |
| topic | Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza surge capacity pandemic influenza bioterrorism and preparedness viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/1/09-1167_article |
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