Lessons about the reliability of congenital syphilis and vertical HIV transmission data learned from case reviews in Uruguay: a cross-sectional study.
Susana CabreraMariângela Freitas da SilveiraAna ViscontiFabian GarcíaRafael AguirreRodolfo Gomez Ponce de LeonJorge QuianSuzanne J SerruyaPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
The use of case reviews provided knowledge regarding the accurate number of mother-to-child transmission cases and the evolution of elimination of mother to child transmission in the country. The results suggest that rates must be adjusted, providing an opportunity to improve the reliability of surveillance data, and point the need to address specific gaps in order to improve the quality of care during pregnancy, delivery, and the neonatal period.
Keyphrases
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- electronic health record
- mental health
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- big data
- public health
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- hepatitis c virus
- high resolution
- randomized controlled trial
- risk factors
- pain management
- systematic review
- artificial intelligence