| Título : |
Human melioidosis reported by ProMED |
| Tipo de documento : |
documento electrónico |
| Autores : |
Franco Eduardo Montúfar Andrade, |
| Fecha de publicación : |
2015 |
| Títulos uniformes : |
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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| Idioma : |
Inglés (eng) |
| Palabras clave : |
Melioidosis ProMED. epidemiology |
| Resumen : |
Objective: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. A review of human melioidosis reported by ProMED was performed and the reliability of the data retrieved assessed in comparison to published reports. The effectiveness of ProMED was evaluated as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on melioidosis. Methods: Using the keyword ‘melioidosis’ in the ProMED search engine, all of the information from the reports and collected data was reviewed using a structured form, including the year, country, gender, occupation, number of infected individuals, and number of fatal cases. Results: One hundred and twenty-four entries reported between January 1995 and October 2014 were identified. A total of 4630 cases were reported, with death reported in 505 cases, suggesting a misleadingly low overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 11%. Of 20 cases for which the gender was reported, 12 (60%) were male. Most of the cases were reported from Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with sporadic reports from other countries. Conclusions: Internet-based reporting systems such as ProMED are useful to gather information and synthesize knowledge on emerging infections. Although certain areas need to be improved, ProMED provided good information about melioidosis. |
| Mención de responsabilidad : |
Katherinn Melissa Nasner-Posso, Stefania Cruz-Calderón, Franco E Montúfar-Andrade, David A B Dance, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales |
| Referencia : |
Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;35:103-6. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) : |
10.1016/j.ijid.2015.05.009 |
| PMID : |
25975651 |
| Derechos de uso : |
CC BY |
| En línea : |
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(15)00116-2/fulltext |
| Enlace permanente : |
https://hospitalpablotobon.cloudbiteca.com/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3899 |
Human melioidosis reported by ProMED [documento electrónico] / Franco Eduardo Montúfar Andrade, . - 2015. Obra : International Journal of Infectious DiseasesIdioma : Inglés ( eng) | Palabras clave : |
Melioidosis ProMED. epidemiology |
| Resumen : |
Objective: There are limited sources describing the global burden of emerging diseases. A review of human melioidosis reported by ProMED was performed and the reliability of the data retrieved assessed in comparison to published reports. The effectiveness of ProMED was evaluated as a source of epidemiological data by focusing on melioidosis. Methods: Using the keyword ‘melioidosis’ in the ProMED search engine, all of the information from the reports and collected data was reviewed using a structured form, including the year, country, gender, occupation, number of infected individuals, and number of fatal cases. Results: One hundred and twenty-four entries reported between January 1995 and October 2014 were identified. A total of 4630 cases were reported, with death reported in 505 cases, suggesting a misleadingly low overall case fatality rate (CFR) of 11%. Of 20 cases for which the gender was reported, 12 (60%) were male. Most of the cases were reported from Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia, with sporadic reports from other countries. Conclusions: Internet-based reporting systems such as ProMED are useful to gather information and synthesize knowledge on emerging infections. Although certain areas need to be improved, ProMED provided good information about melioidosis. |
| Mención de responsabilidad : |
Katherinn Melissa Nasner-Posso, Stefania Cruz-Calderón, Franco E Montúfar-Andrade, David A B Dance, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales |
| Referencia : |
Int J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun;35:103-6. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) : |
10.1016/j.ijid.2015.05.009 |
| PMID : |
25975651 |
| Derechos de uso : |
CC BY |
| En línea : |
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(15)00116-2/fulltext |
| Enlace permanente : |
https://hospitalpablotobon.cloudbiteca.com/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=3899 |
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