PMID- 11971158
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020620
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1344-6304 (Print)
IS  - 1344-6304 (Linking)
VI  - 55
IP  - 1
DP  - 2002 Feb
TI  - Evaluation of a sentinel surveillance system for influenza, 1995-2000, Kyoto 
      City, Japan.
PG  - 23-6
AB  - We compared a municipal sentinel surveillance system for influenza with the 
      Microbial Isolation Surveillance System (MISS) in Kyoto City, Japan. Sensitivity, 
      specificity, and predictive value positive (PVP) of the Influenza Sentinel 
      Surveillance System (ISSS) compared to the MISS were calculated by influenza 
      season and by month. Sensitivity ranged from 80 to 97%, specificity ranged from 
      55 to 77%, and PVP ranged from 29 to 52% by season (P < 0.001). On the other 
      hand, sensitivity ranged from 86 to 100%, specificity ranged from 38 to 66%, and 
      PVP ranged from 31 to 50% by month (P < 0.001). Specificity was calculated as 93% 
      in November. The sensitivity of ISSS was found to be sufficient regardless of the 
      magnitude of influenza activity. Specificity varied by season, indicating the 
      difficulty of clinically diagnosing other respiratory illnesses. The PVP remained 
      at less than 50% before and after the influenza seasons and it varied year by 
      year. In general, the ISSS is a good surveillance system for monitoring influenza 
      activity.
FAU - Fujii, Hayato
AU  - Fujii H
AD  - Community Medicine Section, Health and Welfare Bureau, Kyoto 604-8571, Japan. 
      fujiih@jmail.plala.or.jp
FAU - Takahashi, Hiroshi
AU  - Takahashi H
FAU - Ohyama, Takaaki
AU  - Ohyama T
FAU - Okabe, Nobuhiko
AU  - Okabe N
FAU - Hashimoto, Koichi
AU  - Hashimoto K
FAU - Doi, Wataru
AU  - Doi W
FAU - Karouji, Yoshiaki
AU  - Karouji Y
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Japan
TA  - Jpn J Infect Dis
JT  - Japanese journal of infectious diseases
JID - 100893704
SB  - IM
MH  - Disease Outbreaks
MH  - Humans
MH  - Influenza, Human/*diagnosis/*epidemiology/virology
MH  - Japan/epidemiology
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - Seasons
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
MH  - *Sentinel Surveillance
MH  - Time Factors
EDAT- 2002/04/24 10:00
MHDA- 2002/06/21 10:01
CRDT- 2002/04/24 10:00
PHST- 2002/04/24 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/06/21 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/04/24 10:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Jpn J Infect Dis. 2002 Feb;55(1):23-6.