Table. Type of data reported automatically to national surveillance databases, 14 EU/EEA countries with automated laboratory-based surveillance capability, December 2018.
Data type | Number of countries reporting on automated basis (n = 14) |
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Laboratory test data | |
Type of clinical specimen tested | 13 |
Type of diagnostic test performed | 10 |
Number of clinical specimens tested | 6 |
Number of diagnostic tests performed | 3 |
Positive diagnostic test results | 12 |
Quantitative diagnostic test results (e.g. serology results, NAT results) | 6 |
Negative diagnostic test results | 4 |
Patient demographic data | |
Age | 14 |
Sex | 14 |
Place of residence | 13 |
Clinical and epidemiological data | |
Clinical diagnosis | 8 |
Underlying disease | 4 |
Treatments | 3 |
Vaccination status | 7 |
Date of onset of disease | 9 |
Community/healthcare-associated disease | 6 |
Travel history | 9 |
EU/EEA: European Union/European Economic Area; NAT: nucleic acid amplification testing.