2002 Nebraska Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Tables
Number and percentage of PRSP and PISP among total S. pneumoniae isolates
by region/county of reporting laboratory, Nebraska, 2002
| Region/County |
PRSP |
PRSP (%) |
PISP |
PISP (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
4 |
11.8% |
3 |
8.8% |
34 |
| Southwest |
17 |
21.3% |
10 |
12.5% |
80 |
| Northern |
43 |
30.9% |
10 |
7.2% |
139 |
| Central |
80 |
31.6% |
24 |
9.5% |
253 |
| Southeast * |
0 |
0.0% |
2 |
15.4% |
13 |
| Lancaster county |
48 |
14.6% |
19 |
5.8% |
329 |
| Douglas county |
93 |
18.6% |
123 |
24.6% |
500 |
| TOTAL |
285 |
21.1% |
191 |
14.2% |
1348 |
PRSP: penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae
PISP: penicillin-intermediate S. pneumoniae
* Southeast region excludes Douglas and Lancaster counties |
Number and percentage of VRE and VIE among total enterococcal isolates
by region/county of reporting laboratory, Nebraska, 2002
| Region/County |
VRE |
VRE (%) |
VIE |
VIE (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.6% |
166 |
| Southwest |
3 |
0.6% |
9 |
1.9% |
465 |
| Northern |
9 |
1.1% |
5 |
0.6% |
818 |
| Central |
50 |
6.2% |
6 |
0.7% |
806 |
| Southeast * |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
96 |
| Lancaster county |
46 |
2.8% |
1 |
0.1% |
1629 |
| Douglas county |
184 |
5.9% |
5 |
0.2% |
3138 |
| TOTAL |
292 |
4.1% |
27 |
0.4% |
7118 |
VRE: vancomycin-resistant enterococci
VIE: vancomycin-intermediate enterococci
* Southeast region excludes Douglas and Lancaster counties |
Number and percentage of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) among total S. aureus isolates
by region/county of reporting laboratory, Nebraska, 2002
| Region/County |
MRSA |
MRSA (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
92 |
26.7% |
345 |
| Southwest |
288 |
31.6% |
910 |
| Northern |
324 |
32.9% |
984 |
| Central |
531 |
39.5% |
1344 |
| Southeast * |
66 |
40.2% |
164 |
| Lancaster county |
1029 |
38.4% |
2680 |
| Douglas county |
2035 |
37.4% |
5447 |
| TOTAL |
4365 |
36.8% |
11874 |
MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus
* Southeast region excludes Douglas and Lancaster counties |
2002 Nebraska Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Communicable Disease
Public Health