title: An evaluation of data quality in a network for surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to antituberculosis drugs in Ile-de-France region-2001-2002.
abstract: We evaluated the French Azay-Mycobacteria network for surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance by matching data with those collected through the mandatory notification (MNTB). Sensitivity of Azay was 96% by capture-recapture analysis. Cases reported to MNTB were more often smear-positive than non-reported cases. Concordance of data collected for common cases was excellent for a majority of variables (k > 0.79), excepted for tuberculosis site (k = 0.52). These results suggest a good quality of the network.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence de la Résistance des Mycobactéries aux Antituberculeux, Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guerrin-Tran
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thiolet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vinas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jarlier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000592:standards*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents