Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring

Except for a few countries, comprehensive all-cause surveillance for bacteremia is not part of mandatory routine public health surveillance. We argue that time has come to include automated surveillance for bacteremia in the national surveillance systems, and explore diverse approaches and challenge...

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Main Authors: Kåre Mølbak, Christian Østergaard Andersen, Ram B. Dessau, Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Sophie Gubbels, Thøger Gorm Jensen, Jenny Dahl Knudsen, Brian Kristensen, Lisbeth Lützen, John Coia, Bente Ruth Scharvik Olesen, Mette Pinholt, Flemming Scheutz, Ute Wolff Sönksen, Kirstine K. Søgaard, Marianne Voldstedlund
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Brian Kristensen
Lisbeth Lützen
John Coia
Bente Ruth Scharvik Olesen
Mette Pinholt
Flemming Scheutz
Ute Wolff Sönksen
Kirstine K. Søgaard
Marianne Voldstedlund
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Jenny Dahl Knudsen
Brian Kristensen
Lisbeth Lützen
John Coia
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Mette Pinholt
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description Except for a few countries, comprehensive all-cause surveillance for bacteremia is not part of mandatory routine public health surveillance. We argue that time has come to include automated surveillance for bacteremia in the national surveillance systems, and explore diverse approaches and challenges in establishing bacteremia monitoring. Assessed against proposed criteria, surveillance for bacteremia should be given high priority. This is based on severity, burden of illness, health gains obtained by improved treatment and prevention, risk of outbreaks (including health care associated infections), the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance as well as the changing epidemiology of bacteremia which is seen along with an aging population and advances in medical care. The establishment of comprehensive surveillance for bacteremia was until recently conceived as an insurmountable task. With computerized systems in clinical microbiology, surveillance by real-time data capture has become achievable. This calls for re-addressing the question of including bacteremia among the conditions under mandatory surveillance. Experiences from several countries, including Denmark, show that this is feasible. We propose enhanced international collaboration, legislative action, and funding to address the challenges and opportunities.
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spelling doaj-art-2fb4351da24b46ff9d6de5b9d5e3d8ca2024-12-16T06:18:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-12-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.15027391502739Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoringKåre Mølbak0Kåre Mølbak1Christian Østergaard Andersen2Christian Østergaard Andersen3Ram B. Dessau4Ram B. Dessau5Ram B. Dessau6Svend Ellermann-Eriksen7Sophie Gubbels8Thøger Gorm Jensen9Jenny Dahl Knudsen10Brian Kristensen11Lisbeth Lützen12John Coia13Bente Ruth Scharvik Olesen14Mette Pinholt15Flemming Scheutz16Ute Wolff Sönksen17Kirstine K. Søgaard18Marianne Voldstedlund19Epidemiological Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Science, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Diagnostic and Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, DenmarkDepartment of Data Integration and Analysis, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Zealand University Hospital, Slagelse, DenmarkDepartment of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkDepartment of Data Integration and Analysis, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark0Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark1Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sygehus Lillebælt, Vejle, Denmark3Research Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Regional Health Research, Esbjerg, Denmark4Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark5Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, The International Escherichia and Klebsiella Centre, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark6Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark7Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, DenmarkDepartment of Data Integration and Analysis, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkExcept for a few countries, comprehensive all-cause surveillance for bacteremia is not part of mandatory routine public health surveillance. We argue that time has come to include automated surveillance for bacteremia in the national surveillance systems, and explore diverse approaches and challenges in establishing bacteremia monitoring. Assessed against proposed criteria, surveillance for bacteremia should be given high priority. This is based on severity, burden of illness, health gains obtained by improved treatment and prevention, risk of outbreaks (including health care associated infections), the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance as well as the changing epidemiology of bacteremia which is seen along with an aging population and advances in medical care. The establishment of comprehensive surveillance for bacteremia was until recently conceived as an insurmountable task. With computerized systems in clinical microbiology, surveillance by real-time data capture has become achievable. This calls for re-addressing the question of including bacteremia among the conditions under mandatory surveillance. Experiences from several countries, including Denmark, show that this is feasible. We propose enhanced international collaboration, legislative action, and funding to address the challenges and opportunities.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1502739/fullbacteremiablood stream infectionsurveillanceartificial intelligencepublic healthAMR (antimicrobial resistance)
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Christian Østergaard Andersen
Ram B. Dessau
Ram B. Dessau
Ram B. Dessau
Svend Ellermann-Eriksen
Sophie Gubbels
Thøger Gorm Jensen
Jenny Dahl Knudsen
Brian Kristensen
Lisbeth Lützen
John Coia
Bente Ruth Scharvik Olesen
Mette Pinholt
Flemming Scheutz
Ute Wolff Sönksen
Kirstine K. Søgaard
Marianne Voldstedlund
Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring
Frontiers in Public Health
bacteremia
blood stream infection
surveillance
artificial intelligence
public health
AMR (antimicrobial resistance)
title Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring
title_full Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring
title_fullStr Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring
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title_short Mandatory surveillance of bacteremia conducted by automated monitoring
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topic bacteremia
blood stream infection
surveillance
artificial intelligence
public health
AMR (antimicrobial resistance)
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1502739/full
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