Letter to the Editor: Pathogens detected from patients with acute respiratory infections negative for SARS-CoV-2, Saitama, Japan, 2020

Utilizing data presented in the article by Miyashita et al., we illustrate the importance of testing data when assessing surveillance data. Accounting for the number of tests (denominator) and positivity (proportion of tests positive for a specific pathogen(s)) improves data interpretation in ways n...

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Published in:	Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Main Authors:	Yuzo Arima, Yuuki Tsuchihashi, Osamu Takahara, Reiko Shimbashi, Takeshi Arashiro, Ayu Kasamatsu, Yusuke Kobayashi, Katsuhiro Komase, Takuri Takahashi, Kanako Otani, Fangyu Yan, Taro Kamigaki, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Motoi Suzuki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2024-02-01
Subjects:	surveillance bias descriptive epidemiology respiratory tract infections
Online Access:	https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1135