OBJECTIVE:
to analyze meningococcal disease (MD) patient care, laboratory diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (MRC) through operational indicators of care quality.
METHODS:
this was a retrospective study of DM cases reported on the Epidemiological Surveillance System in MRC between 2000 and 2012.
RESULTS:
among the 929 cases studied, 35.5% presented the three symptoms: fever, vomiting and stiff neck; 62.2% were hospitalized within the first 24 hours; lumbar puncture was performed in 89.7% and 80.4% had laboratory confirmation; 34.6% were reported in the first 24 hours and 36.2% received chemoprophylaxis during the first 48 hours.
CONCLUSION:
hospitalizations were opportune, laboratory diagnosis was of good quality, epidemiological research and case closure were adequate; however, case reporting and chemoprophylaxis were not opportune; operational indicators of care quality contribute to DM monitoring and control.
Meningococcal Infections; Epidemiology, Descriptive; Epidemiological Surveillance; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Health Evaluation
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