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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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01-06-2019 | Review

Semantic data interoperability, digital medicine, and e-health in infectious disease management: a review

Authors: Xavier Gansel, Melissa Mary, Alex van Belkum

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 6/2019

Abstract

Disease management requires the use of mixed languages when discussing etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. All phases require data management, and, in the optimal case, such data are interdisciplinary and uniform and clear to all those involved. Such semantic data interoperability is one of the technical building blocks that support emerging digital medicine, e-health, and P4-medicine (predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory). In a world where infectious diseases are on a trend to become hard-to-treat threats due to antimicrobial resistance, semantic data interoperability is part of the toolbox to fight more efficiently against those threats. In this review, we will introduce semantic data interoperability, summarize its added value, and analyze the technical foundation supporting the standardized healthcare system interoperability that will allow moving forward to e-health. We will also review current usage of those foundational standards and advocate for their uptake by all infectious disease-related actors.

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Title: Semantic data interoperability, digital medicine, and e-health in infectious disease management: a review
Authors: Xavier Gansel
Melissa Mary
Alex van Belkum
Publication date: 01-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-019-03501-6

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