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SUBMITTER: Coelho GE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4871568 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Coelho Giovanini Evelim GE Leal Priscila Leite PL Cerroni Matheus de Paula Mde P Simplicio Ana Cristina Rocha AC Siqueira João Bosco JB
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20160518 5
We evaluated the sensitivity of the dengue surveillance system in detecting hospitalized cases in ten capital cities in Brazil from 2008 to 2013 using a probabilistic record linkage of two independent information systems hospitalization (SIH-SUS) adopted as the gold standard and surveillance (SINAN). Sensitivity was defined as the proportion of cases reported to the surveillance system amid the suspected hospitalized cases registered in SIH-SUS. Of the 48,174 hospitalizations registered in SIH-S ...[more]