标题:Lo studio delle nuove diagnosi di infezione da HIV in Italia attraverso i sistemi di sorveglianza regionali: caratteristiche operative e valutazione
摘要:The information provided by HIV surveillance systems is essential
for describing current changes in the epidemic and for identifying in a timely manner the geographic areas and
subpopulations at greatest risk. In Italy, no national-level HIV surveillance system exists, and only 6 of the
country’s 20 regions and 3 of its provinces have created local systems. In April 2004 a descriptive investigation
of these systems was conducted. The results show extreme variability in their sensitivity and completeness and
stress the need to extend systems to all of Italy’s regions and to standardise the methods for collecting and
transmitting data.
关键词:surveillance, AIDS, HIV infection, epidemiology, Italy.