Abat C., Chaudet H., Colson P., Rolain J. M., Raoult Didier. (2015). Real-time microbiology laboratory surveillance system to detect abnormal events and emerging infections, Marseille, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21 (8), p. 1302-1310. ISSN 1080-6040.
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Real-time microbiology laboratory surveillance system to detect abnormal events and emerging infections, Marseille, France
Abat C., Chaudet H., Colson P., Rolain J. M., Raoult Didier
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015,
21 (8), p. 1302-1310 ISSN 1080-6040
Infectious diseases are a major threat to humanity, and accurate surveillance is essential. We describe how to implement a laboratory data-based surveillance system in a clinical microbiology laboratory. Two historical Microsoft Excel databases were implemented. The data were then sorted and used to execute the following 2 surveillance systems in Excel: the Bacterial real-time Laboratory-based Surveillance System (BALYSES) for monitoring the number of patients infected with bacterial species isolated at least once in our laboratory during the study periodl and the Marseille Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System (MARSS), which surveys the primary beta-lactam resistance phenotypes for 15 selected bacterial species. The first historical database contained 174,853 identifications of bacteria, and the second contained 12,062 results of antibiotic susceptibility testing. From May 21, 2013, through June 4, 2014, BALYSES and MARSS enabled the detection of 52 abnormal events for 24 bacterial species, leading to 19 official reports. This system is currently being refined and improved.
