Systematic review of electronic surveillance of infectious diseases with emphasis on antimicrobial resistance surveillance in resource-limited settings

Electronic surveillance of infectious diseases involves rapidly collecting, collating, and analyzing vast amounts of data from interrelated multiple databases. Although many developed countries have invested in electronic surveillance for infectious diseases, the system still presents a challenge fo...

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Published in:American journal of infection control Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 139 - 146
Main Authors: Rattanaumpawan, Pinyo, Boonyasiri, Adhiratha, Vong, Sirenda, Thamlikitkul, Visanu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacterial Infections - epidemiology
Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Electronic surveillance
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Population Surveillance
Socioeconomic Factors
Electronic surveillance
Infectious diseases
Antimicrobial resistance
ISSN:0196-6553, 1527-3296, 1527-3296
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Summary:Electronic surveillance of infectious diseases involves rapidly collecting, collating, and analyzing vast amounts of data from interrelated multiple databases. Although many developed countries have invested in electronic surveillance for infectious diseases, the system still presents a challenge for resource-limited health care settings. We conducted a systematic review by performing a comprehensive literature search on MEDLINE (January 2000-December 2015) to identify studies relevant to electronic surveillance of infectious diseases. Study characteristics and results were extracted and systematically reviewed by 3 infectious disease physicians. A total of 110 studies were included. Most surveillance systems were developed and implemented in high-income countries; less than one-quarter were conducted in low-or middle-income countries. Information technologies can be used to facilitate the process of obtaining laboratory, clinical, and pharmacologic data for the surveillance of infectious diseases, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) infections. These novel systems require greater resources; however, we found that using electronic surveillance systems could result in shorter times to detect targeted infectious diseases and improvement of data collection. This study highlights a lack of resources in areas where an effective, rapid surveillance system is most needed. The availability of information technology for the electronic surveillance of infectious diseases, including AMR infections, will facilitate the prevention and containment of such emerging infectious diseases.
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ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.006