Sensitivity of the Dengue Surveillance System in Brazil for Detecting Hospitalized Cases.

We evaluated the sensitivity of the dengue surveillance system in detecting hospitalized cases in ten capital cities in Brazil from 2008 to 2013 using a probabilistic record linkage of two independent information systems hospitalization (SIH-SUS) adopted as the gold standard and surveillance (SINAN)...

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Main Authors: Giovanini Evelim Coelho, Priscila Leite Leal, Matheus de Paula Cerroni, Ana Cristina Rocha Simplicio, João Bosco Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4871568?pdf=render

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