Inventory study on completeness of tuberculosis case notifications in Poland in 2018

ConclusionsOur results suggest that the surveillance system captures ≥ 90% of estimated TB cases in Poland; thus, the notification rate is a good proxy for the diagnosed TB incidence in Poland. Reporting delays causing discrepancies between data sources could be improved by the planned change from a paper-based to a digital reporting system.PMID:38179620 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.1.2300081

Source: Euro Surveill - January 5, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Teresa Domaszewska Maria Korzeniewska-Kosela Barbara Hauer Nita Perumal Stefan Wesolowski Walter Haas Stefan Kroeger Source Type: research