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2011-10-04Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025691
Communicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011
dc.contributor.authorBalabanova, Yanina
dc.contributor.authorGilsdorf, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorBuda, Silke
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Reinhard
dc.contributor.authorEckmanns, Tim
dc.contributor.authorGärtner, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorGroß, Uwe
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Walter
dc.contributor.authorHamouda, Osamah
dc.contributor.authorHübner, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorJänisch, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorKist, Manfred
dc.contributor.authorKramer, Michael H.
dc.contributor.authorLedig, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMielke, Martin
dc.contributor.authorPulz, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorStark, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorSuttorp, Norbert
dc.contributor.authorUlbrich, Uta
dc.contributor.authorWichmann, Ole
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Gérard
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T14:52:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T14:52:27Z
dc.date.created2011-10-06
dc.date.issued2011-10-04none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reTL68QJmBus/PDF/298fOsNjTwWxo.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/962
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: To establish strategic priorities for the German national public health institute (RKI) and guide the institute’s mid-term strategic decisions, we prioritized infectious pathogens in accordance with their importance for national surveillance and epidemiological research. Methods: We used the Delphi process with internal (RKI) and external experts and a metric-consensus approach to score pathogens according to ten three-tiered criteria. Additional experts were invited to weight each criterion, leading to the calculation of a median weight by which each score was multiplied. We ranked the pathogens according to the total weighted score and divided them into four priority groups. Results: 127 pathogens were scored. Eighty-six experts participated in the weighting; ‘‘Case fatality rate’’ was rated as the most important criterion. Twenty-six pathogens were ranked in the highest priority group; among those were pathogens with internationally recognised importance (e.g., Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Influenza virus, Hepatitis C virus, Neisseria meningitides), pathogens frequently causing large outbreaks (e.g., Campylobacter spp.), and nosocomial pathogens associated with antimicrobial resistance. Other pathogens in the highest priority group included Helicobacter pylori, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Varicella zoster virus and Hantavirus. Discussion: While several pathogens from the highest priority group already have a high profile in national and international health policy documents, high scores for other pathogens (e.g., Helicobacter pylori, Respiratory syncytial virus or Hantavirus) indicate a possible under-recognised importance within the current German public health framework. A process to strengthen respective surveillance systems and research has been started. The prioritization methodology has worked well; its modular structure makes it potentially useful for other settings.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillance/methodseng
dc.subjectReference Standardseng
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/microbiologyeng
dc.subjectHealth Priorities/standardseng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleCommunicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10015576
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0025691
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/887
local.edoc.container-titlePLoS ONE
local.edoc.container-textBalabanova Y, Gilsdorf A, Buda S, Burger R, Eckmanns T, et al. (2011) Communicable Diseases Prioritized for Surveillance and Epidemiological Research: Results of a Standardized Prioritization Procedure in Germany, 2011. PLoS ONE 6(10): e25691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025691
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