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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2013

Results of the rubella elimination program in Catalonia (Spain), 2002-2011.

Irene Barrabeig, Nuria Torner, Ana Martínez, Gloria Carmona, Pilar Ciruela, Joan Batalla, Josep Costa, Sergi Hernández, Luis Salleras, Angela Domínguez and 1 more

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Irene BarrabeigAgency of Public Health of Catalonia; Barcelona, Spain.
Nuria Torner
Ana Martínez
Gloria Carmona
Pilar Ciruela
Joan Batalla
Josep Costa
Sergi Hernández
Luis Salleras
Angela Domínguez
Rubella Surveillance Group of Catalonia
Public Health Agency · GBCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rubella is usually a mild disease with nonspecific symptoms, but can cause congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) when infection occurs during pregnancy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and positive predictive value of different data sources used for surveillance purposes in the Rubella Elimination Program of Catalonia between 2002 and 2011. The Urgent Notification to the Statutory Disease Reporting System, the Individualized Disease Reporting System, screening for other viruses included in the Measles Elimination Program, the Microbiological Reporting System and the Minimum Hospital Discharge Data were evaluated. 100 suspected cases of postnatal rubella and 6 suspected cases of CRS were detected. For postnatal rubella, Urgent Notification had the highest sensitivity (32.5%; 95%CI 18.6-49.1), followed by the Virus screening in Measles Elimination Program (25%; 95%CI 12.7-41.2). Virus screening in the Measles Elimination Program had the highest PPV (76.9%; 95%CI 46.1-94.9), followed by the Individualized Disease Reporting System (57.1%; 95%CI 28.9-82.3). For CRS cases, the Individualized Disease Reporting System had the highest sensitivity (100%, 95%CI 29.2-100) and the highest PPV (60%; 95%CI 14.7-100). Most confirmed postnatal cases (25 cases, 48.1%) were in the 25-44 y age group followed by the 15-24 y age group (11 cases, 21.2%). The highest values of sensitivity and PPV for the detection of confirmed cases corresponded to activities that were specifically introduced in the measles and rubella elimination programs.

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Data CollectionEpidemiological MonitoringAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPregnancymeasles eliminationMMR vaccinationpositive predictive valuerubella eliminationsensitivitysurveillance

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PMID23299566
PMCPMC3891723
OpenAlexW2112866016

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