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2013-10-24Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002939
Development of a risk assessment tool for contact tracing people after contact with infectious patients while travelling by bus or other public ground transport: a Delphi consensus approach
dc.contributor.authorMohr, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorHermes, Julia
dc.contributor.authorSchink, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorAskar, Mona
dc.contributor.authorMenucci, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSwaan, Corien
dc.contributor.authorGoetsch, Udo
dc.contributor.authorMonk, Philip
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorPoggensee, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Gérard
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T17:11:36Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T17:11:36Z
dc.date.created2013-10-30
dc.date.issued2013-10-24none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reAvraWIn2No/PDF/21bfz7cNJ8Vs.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1721
dc.description.abstractBackground: Tracing persons who have been in contact with an infectious patient may be very effective in preventing the spread of communicable diseases. However, criteria to decide when to conduct contact tracing are not well established. We have investigated the available evidence for contact tracing with a focus on public ground transport aiming to give guidance in what situations contact tracing should be considered. Methods: Relevant infectious diseases suitable for contact tracing in ground transport and a set of disease-specific epidemiological criteria were defined through literature search and structured multistep expert consultations. We developed continuous scales for each criterion to be rated for its relevance to contact tracing in ground transport. We used the Delphi method with an international expert panel to position the values of criteria on the respective scales. Results: The study led to the development of the ‘Contact Tracing-Risk Assessment Profile’ (CT-RAP), a decision-making instrument, taking into account pathogen-specific as well as situation-specific criteria. This report describes the methodology of this instrument and presents two examples of ready-to-use CT-RAP for tuberculosis and for meningococcal disease in public ground transport. Discussion: The systematic and transparent use of the CT-RAP for tuberculosis and meningococcal disease is likely to facilitate reasonable, efficient and user-friendly decisions with respect to contact tracing. New CT-RAPs for additional pathogens and different settings such as schools and kindergartens are being planned.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectEpidemiologyeng
dc.subjectPublic Healtheng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleDevelopment of a risk assessment tool for contact tracing people after contact with infectious patients while travelling by bus or other public ground transport: a Delphi consensus approach
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10033528
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002939
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1646
local.edoc.container-titleBMJ Open
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local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/10/e002939.full
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameBMJ Publishing Group
local.edoc.container-volume3
local.edoc.container-issue10
local.edoc.container-year2013

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