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Assessing the sensitivity and representativeness of the Belgian Sentinel Network of Laboratories using test reimbursement data

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Title
Assessing the sensitivity and representativeness of the Belgian Sentinel Network of Laboratories using test reimbursement data
Published in
Archives of Public Health, August 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13690-016-0145-9
Pubmed ID
27504181
Authors

Nicolas Berger, Nicolas Berger, Gaetan Muyldermans, Yves Dupont, Sophie Quoilin

Abstract

The Belgian Sentinel Network of Laboratories (SNL) was created in 1983 in order to monitor trends in infectious diseases. Given the evolution of the surveillance system, such as the waivers, fusions and adhesions of laboratories over time, it is important to evaluate whether the SNL is still fit for purpose. This study aims to evaluate aspects of the sensitivity and representativeness of the SNL by means of a test coverage analysis. We estimated test coverage of the SNL using the ratio of reimbursed tests performed by participating laboratories to the total number of tests performed between 2007 and 2012, for 12 (groups of) pathogens. We further evaluated the geographical difference coverage of the SNL at regional and provincial levels. We found that test coverage of the SNL was stable over time and close to, or greater than, 50 % for the 12 (groups of) pathogens studied. These results hold for the three regions of Belgium but not for all provinces. We showed that some provinces had a low test coverage for some pathogens and that test coverage was more variable over time at provincial level. This sensitivity and representativeness study based on test coverage suggests that the SNL is capable to describe trend and to monitor changes in the 12 (groups of) pathogens studied both at national and regional levels. Therefore, the SNL is useful to contribute to estimate the burden of disease and to inform preventive measures. It should however be reinforced to allow to be used as an alert system at provincial level.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 33%
Professor 2 22%
Other 1 11%
Researcher 1 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 11%
Other 1 11%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 22%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 11%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 11%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 11%
Other 1 11%

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 August 2016.
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#14,729,929
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#593
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Outputs of similar age from Archives of Public Health
#6
of 13 outputs
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