Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011
Dispatch
Timeliness of Surveillance during Outbreak of Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli Infection, Germany, 2011
, Anke Spode, Doris Altmann, Maria Wadl, Justus Benzler, Tim Eckmanns, Gérard Krause, and Matthias an der Heiden
Table 1
Median reporting intervals, in days, for 1,394 hemolytic uremic syndrome cases in 3 periods, Germany*
| Interval† | Period A | Period B | Period C | Total no./N‡ (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No./N‡ (%) | Med (IQR) | No./N‡ (%) | Med (IQR) | No./N‡ (%) | Med (IQR) | ||||
| From symptom onset to | 1,267/1,394§ (91) | ||||||||
| Diagnosis | 283/497 (57) | 8 (4–12) | 136/237 (57) | 8 (6–9) | 331/533 (62) | 4 (2–6) | 750/1,267 (59) | ||
| Notification to LHD | 312/497 (63) | 10 (6–15) | 173/237 (73) | 9 (7–10) | 396/533 (74) | 5 (3–7) | 881/1,267 (70) | ||
| Report to RKI | 497/497 (100) | 20 (14–26) | 237/237 (100) | 12 (9–15) | 533/533 (100) | 8 (6–11) | 1,267/1,267 (100) | ||
| From diagnosis to | 798/1,394§ (57) | ||||||||
| Notification to LHD | 264/294 (90) | 1 (0–3) | 14/15 (93) | 4.5 (1–7) | 473/489 (97) | 0 (0–1) | 751/798 (94) | ||
| Report to RKI | 294/294 (100) | 10 (7–16) | 15/15 (100) | 8 (8–9) | 489/489 (100) | 3 (2–6) | 798/798 (100) | ||
| From notification to LDH to | 943/1,394§ (68) | ||||||||
| Report to RKI | 319/319 (100) | 7 (5–13) | 6/6 (100) | 8 (6–8) | 618/618 (100) | 3 (1–5) | 943/943 (100)
*Period A, 2003 Jan 1–2011 Apr 30; Period B, 2011 May 1–2011 May 18; Period C, 2011 May 19–2011 Jun 22; med, median; IQR, interquartile range; LHD, local health department; RKI, Robert Koch Institute. *Period A, 2003 Jan 1–2011 Apr 30; Period B, 2011 May 1–2011 May 18; Period C, 2011 May 19–2011 Jun 22; med, median; IQR, interquartile range; LHD, local health department; RKI, Robert Koch Institute. | ||
*Period A, 2003 Jan 1–2011 Apr 30; Period B, 2011 May 1–2011 May 18; Period C, 2011 May 19–2011 Jun 22; med, median; IQR, interquartile range; LHD, local health department; RKI, Robert Koch Institute.
†Classification of the interval in 1 of the 3 periods according to the first date of this interval.
‡No./N, no. patients having available data for both dates of the interval/no. patients having available data for the first date of the interval.
§No. patients having available data for this date/total no. hemolytic uremic syndrome cases.