Evaluation of underreporting tuberculosis in Central Italy by means of record linkage

Bibliographic Data

ID15364780
AuthorsLorenza Melosini (Ospedale Cisanello, corresponding author), Umberto Vetrano (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana), Federico L Dente (Ospedale Cisanello), Michele Cristofano, Mauro Giraldi, Luciano Gabbrielli (Ospedale Cisanello), Federica Novelli (Ospedale Cisanello), Ferruccio Aquilini (Ospedale Cisanello), Laura Rindi (0000-0001-7036-1192, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana), Francesco Menichetti (0000-0003-0824-7166, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana), Giulia Freer (0000-0003-0787-2357, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana), Pierluigi Paggiaro (Ospedale Cisanello), Pierluigi L Paggiaro
Year2012
Volume12
Issue1
Pages472-472
Publication date2012-06-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-12-472
PMID22897910
PMCIDPMC3490729
OpenAlexW2087479469
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

TB is underreported in Pisa, particularly in older patients and those without microbiological confirmation. The TB code in first position of HDR seems fairly accurate in confirming TB diagnosis

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Linkage (software · Pathology · Population · Public health · Record linkage · Tuberculosis · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Medicine · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Genetics · Internal Medicine