Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013
Research
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Surveillance during National Influenza Vaccination Campaign, New York, USA, 2009
Table 1
Timeliness of reporting data to NYSDOH Guillain-Barré syndrome surveillance system, 2009–2010*
Reporting source, time, d | Mean | Median | Range |
---|---|---|---|
Clinical Network† | |||
To report‡ | 18 | 12 | 0–127 |
To review§ | 9 | 7 | 0–42 |
SPARCS¶ | |||
To report | 130 | 131 | 58–196 |
To review | 28 | 14 | 4–184 |
*NYSDOH, New York State Department of Health; SPARCS, Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System.
†Network of >2,494 reporting clinical neurologists.
‡Time lapse between patient’s hospital admission date and NYSDOH receipt of report.
§Time between date NYSDOH received report and medical record review.
¶SPARCS collects administrative data on all hospital discharges in the state.
1Current affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.