Heilbronn Cherie, Munnoch Sally, Butler Michelle T, Merritt Tony D, Durrheim David N
OzFoodNet, Hunter New England Population Health.
Hunter New England Population Health.
N S W Public Health Bull. 2014 Jun;24(4):159-63. doi: 10.1071/NB13010.
Salmonella Typhimurium is the most common bacterial cause of gastrointestinal disease in NSW. Regular review of surveillance procedures ensures system objectives are met and informs improvements in system utility and efficiency. This paper assesses the timeliness and data completeness of NSW Salmonella Typhimurium surveillance after the routine introduction of multilocus variable repeat analysis (MLVA), a rapid sub-typing technique. MLVA results were available significantly earlier than alternate sub-typing techniques over the 2 years of this review. Accordingly, from a timeliness perspective, MLVA offers a favourable Salmonella Typhimurium sub-typing option in NSW. Further opportunities to improve timeliness and data completeness are identified. This paper was produced as part of a review of Salmonella Typhimurium surveillance in NSW for the period 2008-2009 by members of OzFoodNet based at Hunter New England Population Health. OzFoodNet is a national network established by the then Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing in 2000 to enhance foodborne disease surveillance in Australia.
鼠伤寒沙门氏菌是新南威尔士州胃肠道疾病最常见的细菌病因。定期审查监测程序可确保实现系统目标，并为改进系统效用和效率提供依据。本文评估了在常规引入多位点可变重复序列分析（MLVA，一种快速分型技术）后，新南威尔士州鼠伤寒沙门氏菌监测的及时性和数据完整性。在本审查的两年期间，MLVA结果比其他分型技术显著更早获得。因此，从及时性角度来看，MLVA在新南威尔士州提供了一个有利的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌分型选项。还确定了进一步提高及时性和数据完整性的机会。本文是由位于亨特新英格兰人口健康中心的OzFoodNet成员对2008 - 2009年新南威尔士州鼠伤寒沙门氏菌监测进行审查的一部分。OzFoodNet是当时的联邦卫生与老龄部于2000年建立的一个全国性网络，旨在加强澳大利亚食源性疾病监测。
