NHSPI_measure_metadata: 28

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rowid	obsid	index	item_code	domain_code	domain_name	domain_description	subdomain_code	subdomain_name	subdomain_description	subdomain_long_desc	measure_name	measure_description	measure_rationale	data_source	verbose_data_source	data_dates	limitations
28	37.0	Index	1.2.22	1.0	HSS	Health Security Surveillance	2.0	BMLT	Biological Monitoring & Laboratory Testing	The ability of agencies to conduct rapid and accurate laboratory tests to identify biological, chemical, and radiological agents to address actual or potential exposure to all hazards, focusing on testing human and animal clinical specimens. Support functions include discovery through: active and passive surveillance (both pre- and post-event), characterization, confirmatory testing data, reporting investigative support, ongoing situational awareness. Laboratory quality systems are maintained through external quality assurance and proficiency testing.	M287	Percent of pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) sub-typing data results for Listeria monocytogenes submitted by state and local public health laboratories to the CDC PulseNet national database within four working days of receiving samples from clinical laboratories	Rapid identification of Listeria moncytogenes at the state's PFGE laboratory and rapid submission of the results to the Pulsenet national database is important to be able to identify multistate or national outbreaks of diseases. Once outbreaks are identified and the source is investigated, recalls and advisories can be issued to protect the public from additional exposure.	CDC Snapshot	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness	2011—2016	The measure does not consider the volume of samples processed or quality of PFGE results, nor encompass time elapsed for specimen transport and identification.