Completeness of tuberculosis case notifications in Germany in 2013–2017: first results of an inventory study

Completeness of tuberculosis case notifications in Germany in 2013–2017: first results of an inventory study

Abstract Background Evaluating the completeness of tuberculosis (TB) notification data is important for monitoring of TB surveillance systems. We conducted an inventory study to calculate TB underreporting in Germany in 2013–2017. Methods Acquisition of two pseudonymized case-based data sources (nat...

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Main Authors: Teresa Domaszewska, Basel Karo, Ute Preuss, Christian Kollan, Annicka Reuss, Hans-Peter Blank, Bonita Brodhun, Barbara Hauer, Doris Altmann, Lena Fiebig, Walter Haas, Nita Perumal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Reporting completeness
Inventory study
Surveillance
Underreporting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05467-9

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