An evaluation of data quality in a network for surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to antituberculosis drugs in Ile-de-France region-2001-2002.
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.
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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.
Thiolet
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Rousseau
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Henry
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Poirier
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Vinas
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Jarlier
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Robert
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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*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents