Gauci C, Melillo Fenech T, Gilles H, O'Brien S, Mamo J, Stabile I, Calleja N, Ruggeri F, Cuschieri L
Disease Surveillance Unit, Department of Public Health, Malta.
Euro Surveill. 2007 Apr 1;12(4):E13-4. doi: 10.2807/esm.12.04.00703-en.
Sentinel surveillance systems offer advantages over passive surveillance which is known to have limitations due to incomplete reporting. Sentinel surveillance gathering data from selected sources was piloted as an option for surveillance of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in Malta. Between October 2004 and May 2005, 22 general practitioners (GPs) voluntarily participated in the study and reported on the number of IID cases (by age and sex) and all primary care encounters in their practice. The GPs' reporting activity lasted for 35 weeks, covering a total of 55,425 primary care encounters, of which 1.95% concerned IID. For every case reported via the routine passive notification system, seven cases would be picked up by this enhanced sentinel surveillance.
哨点监测系统比被动监测具有优势，众所周知，被动监测由于报告不完整而存在局限性。从选定来源收集数据的哨点监测作为马耳他传染性肠道疾病（IID）监测的一种选择进行了试点。在2004年10月至2005年5月期间，22名全科医生（GP）自愿参与了该研究，并报告了其诊所中IID病例的数量（按年龄和性别）以及所有初级保健诊疗情况。全科医生的报告活动持续了35周，涵盖了总共55425次初级保健诊疗，其中1.95%与IID有关。通过常规被动通报系统报告的每一例病例，通过这种强化哨点监测能发现七例。
