Resumen de Assessment of tuberculosis surveillance by capture–recapture in the Balearic Islands, Spain, 2005–2007

Jaume Giménez Duran, Antònia Galmés Truyols, M. Ángel Luque Fernández, Luis Alberto Bonilla Vargas, Catalina Bosch Isabel, Antonio Nicolau Riutort, Salvador de Mateo Ontañón

• español

  Evaluamos el sistema de vigilancia de tuberculosis en las islas Baleares desde 2005 a 2007. Aplicando el método captura-recaptura cuantificamos la exhaustividad del sistema en 58.4%. Incluyendo nuevos datos electrónicos registrados en Atención Primaria obtenemos un incremento hasta 66.5%. Ésta nueva fuente de datos incrementa los casos detectados de tuberculosis pulmonar desde 572 a 681. Como resultado, la incidencia anual estimada incrementa desde 18.9 casos/105 hasta 22.6 casos/105 [IC 95%, 20.9–24.3], similar a los cálculos de la OMS

• English

  The tuberculosis surveillance system in the Balearic Islands was assessed from 2005 to 2007. Applying the capture–recapture method the completeness of this system was evaluated to be 58.4%. When a new electronic recorded data was included in Primary Health Care, up to 66.5% was obtained. This new source of data increased the detected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis from 572 to 681. As a result, the estimated annual incidence rate increases from 18.9 cases/105 to 22.6 cases/105 [95% CI, 20.9–24.3], similar to figures issued by WHO.