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 2
Median reporting intervals, in days, for 13,400 Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli 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 | 9,365/13,400§ (70) | ||||||||
| Diagnosis | 4,734/6,700 (71) | 8 (5–16) | 368/494 (74) | 9 (6–13) | 1,606/2,171 (74) | 4 (3–6) | 6,708/9,365 (72) | ||
| Notification to LHD | 4,652/6,700 (69) | 11 (7–18) | 423/494 (86) | 10 (7–15) | 1,848/2,171 (85) | 5 (3–7) | 6,923/9,365 (74) | ||
| Report to RKI | 6,700/6,700 (100) | 20 (14–30) | 494/494 (100) | 15 (11–20) | 2,171/2,171 (100) | 9 (6–12) | 9,365/9,365 (100) | ||
| From diagnosis to | 9,261/13,400§ (69) | ||||||||
| Notification to LHD | 6,088/6,802 (90) | 1 (0–3) | 69/70 (99) | 2 (0–6) | 2,353/2,389 (98) | 0 (0–1) | 8,510/9,261 (92) | ||
| Report to RKI | 6,802/6,802 (100) | 9 (6–14) | 70/70
(100) | 9.5 (7–13) | 2,389/2,389 (100) | 4 (2–6) | 9,261/9,261 (100) | ||
| From notification to LDH to | 9,529/13,400§ (71) | ||||||||
| Report to RKI | 6,712/6,712 (100) | 7 (4–11) | 50/50 (100) | 8 (6–11) | 2,767/2,767 (100) | 3 (1–5) | 9,529/9,529 (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 number of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli cases.