What's New PodcastsAntibiotics: One of the Greatest Discoveries of the 20th Century Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus (May 2003) Antimicrobial Resistance in the US Background Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance References Reporting of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Nebraska Nebraska reportable antibiotic-resistant organisms Monthly tabular reporting Online reporting (ORNAO) Current Health Departments and Laboratories Reporting Nebraska ARS Summary Reports Select a year 2001 - 2006 by Percentage 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Information/Links for Patients and Parents: Subscribe to information for Patients and Parents Antibiotic Resistance is an Urgent Public Health Problem. (HHS Article) General Information about Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Common Respiratory InfectionsWhat Parents and Patients Need to KnowMaterials for Parents and Patients Information about Important Resistant BacteriaMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) For Health Care Providers: Links to Other Resources Guidelines/Recommendations APIC Greater Omaha Chapter: Guidelines for Management of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) CDC: Technical fact sheets for VRE and MRSA CDC: Public health action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
What's New
Podcasts
Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events
SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus (May 2003)
Antimicrobial Resistance in the US
Reporting of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Nebraska
Nebraska ARS Summary Reports Select a year 2001 - 2006 by Percentage 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Information/Links for Patients and Parents:
Subscribe to information for Patients and Parents
For Health Care Providers: Links to Other Resources
APIC Greater Omaha Chapter: Guidelines for Management of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
For more information, contact:Antimicrobial Resistance SurveillanceNebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and LicensureP.O. Box 95026Lincoln, NE 68509-5007Phone: (402) 471-2822Email: jude.eberhardt@dhhs.ne.gov
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