Table 2 Value of the examined time intervals, Salmonella notification, Ireland, 2008
From: Completeness and timeliness of Salmonella notifications in Ireland in 2008: a cross sectional study
Interval description | n | Median (IQ) |
|---|---|---|
Sample collection - first notification interval | 167 | 6 (4 - 7) |
Interval 1: Onset of symptoms - sample collection | 130 | 4 (0 - 6) |
Interval 2: Sample collection - clinical notification | 167 | 6 (5 - 8) |
Interval 2': Sample collection - arrival of sample at primary laboratory | 169 | 0 (0 - 1) |
Interval 3: Arrival of sample at primary laboratory - Isolation at primary laboratory | 197 | 3 (2 - 5) |
Interval 4: Isolation at primary laboratory - laboratory notification | 232 | 4 (1 - 8) |
Interval 4': Isolation at primary laboratory - arrival of sample at NSRLb | 398 | 4 (3 - 6) |
Interval 5: Arrival of sample at NSRLb - serotyping/phage typing results | 416 | 5 (3 - 7) |
Interval 6: Forward of serotyping/phage typing results by NSRL to primary laboratory | 234 | 9.5 (6 - 18) |
Interval 7: Forward of serotyping/phage typing results by primary laboratory to the DPHc | 234 | 4 (1 - 7) |
Total identification time interval : Sample collection - NSRL results uploaded on CIDR | 154 | 25 (19 - 32) |