Authors: Guerrin-Tran, E.; Thiolet, J-M.; Rousseau, C.; Henry, S.; Poirier, C.; Che, D.; Vinas, J.-M.; Jarlier, V.; Robert, J.

Source: European Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 21, Number 10, October 2006 , pp. 783-785(3)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

We evaluated the French Azay-Mycobacteria network for surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance by matching data with those collected through the mandatory notification (MNTB). Sensitivity of Azay was 96% by capture-recapture analysis. Cases reported to MNTB were more often smear-positive than non-reported cases. Concordance of data collected for common cases was excellent for a majority of variables (k > 0.79), excepted for tuberculosis site (k = 0.52). These results suggest a good quality of the network.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Surveillance; Evaluation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10654-006-9069-y

Affiliations: 1: Email: jrobert@chups.jussieu.fr

Publication date: 2006-10-01

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