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

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ID15364780
AutoresLorenza Melosini (Ospedale Cisanello, autor de correspondencia), 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
Año2012
Volumen12
Número1
Páginas472-472
Fecha de publicación2012-06-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-12-472
PMID22897910
PMCIDPMC3490729
OpenAlexW2087479469
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas9

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