[Epidemiologic situation on pneumonia incidence in population of Sverdlovsk region in 2006-2007 and goals for improving of system for epidemiologic surveillance].

Personalized system for registration of community-acquired pneumonia cases instituted in Sverdlovsk region in 2002 is able to provide completeness of identification, accounting, and registration of pneumonia cases as well as to organize regular medical follow-up for survived persons. In addition, the automated system allows to conduct operative and retrospective analysis of morbidity according to area, age and social groups with identification of casual and risk factors as well as to timely organize the complex of preventive measures in an area.