Evaluation of COVID-19 and Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Case Definitions in a Prospective Cohort of Healthcare Personnel in Peru
The performance of case definitions was similar for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 supporting the use of the same definitions by surveillance networks. The substantial differences in sensitivity and specificity across the case definitions necessitate surveillance objectives and cost considerations in selecting a case definition fit for purpose.
Authors
- Eduardo Henrique da Silva Figueiredo Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-1657)
- Neha Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9228-9419)
- Joan Neyra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3708-9750)
- Giselle Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6850-2638)
- Perrine Marcenac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-6124)
- Matthew Westercamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-8876)
- Susan Bollinger
- Eva Leidman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-5931)
- Chelsea Iwamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-0198)
- Fernanda C. Lessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-6376)
- Candice Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8051-4068)
- Denisse Vega Ocasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4716-4745)
- Michael G. Prouty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-3434)
- Ashley Fowlkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-6451)
- Alejandro Llanos‐Cuentas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-5534)
- Maria Azevedo Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5545-868X)
- Rachel M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-1557)
- Joseph D. Carreon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4197-8723)
- Roger Castillo
- Doris Perdomo de Ponce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-8167)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- American Society of Safety Professionals (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- United States Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH (PE)
- National Hospital (IN)
- Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf340
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention