Table 2 Quality surveillance indicators of the AFP in the Marches (from February 1997 to December 2007).
From: Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in the Marches region (Italy): 1997–2007
INDICATORS | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence rate (reported cases/expected cases) | 1 2/2 | 2 4/2 | 1 2/2 | 0.5 1/2 | 2.5 5/2 | 1 2/2 | - 0/2 | 0.5 1/2 | 1.5 3/2 | 2 4/2 | 1.5 3/2 |
% AFP cases with follow-up at 60–90 days from report | 100 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | 100 | 100 | 75* | 67 |
% AFP cases with initial clinical classification | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
% AFP cases with final clinical classification | 100 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50 | - | 100 | 100 | 75 | 67 |
% AFP cases with 1 stool sample within 14 days | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 100 | - | 0 | 33 | 25 | 67 |
% AFP cases with 2 stool samples within 14 days | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - | 0 | 33 | 25 | 33 |
% AFP with 2 stool samples at any time | 0 | 75 | 100 | 0 | 60 | 100 | - | 0 | 67 | 75 | 33 |
% AFP with 1 stool sample at any time | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
% AFP 0 stool sample | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 20 | 0 | - | 100 | 33 | 25 | 0 |
SURVEILLANCE INDEX incidence X (% AFP cases with a sample within 14 days) | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |