2003 Nebraska Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Tables
Number and percentage of PRSP and PISP among total S. pneumoniae isolates
by region/county of reporting laboratory, Nebraska, 2003
| Region/County |
PRSP |
PRSP (%) |
PISP |
PISP (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
8 |
27.6% |
2 |
6.9% |
29 |
| Southwest |
7 |
20.0% |
6 |
17.1% |
35 |
| Northern |
34 |
28.1% |
5 |
4.1% |
121 |
| Central |
60 |
25.4% |
22 |
9.3% |
236 |
| Southeast * |
7 |
24.1% |
3 |
10.3% |
29 |
| Lancaster county |
57 |
18.7% |
36 |
11.8% |
305 |
| Douglas county |
152 |
20.3% |
171 |
22.8% |
749 |
| TOTAL |
325 |
21.6% |
245 |
16.3% |
1504 |
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, 2003
| Region/County |
VRE |
VRE (%) |
VIE |
VIE (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
1 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
161 |
| Southwest |
7 |
3.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
207 |
| Northern |
20 |
2.5% |
5 |
0.6% |
802 |
| Central |
47 |
6.4% |
1 |
0.1% |
737 |
| Southeast * |
9 |
10.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
84 |
| Lancaster county |
53 |
5.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
955 |
| Douglas county |
552 |
11.1% |
124 |
2.5% |
4954 |
| TOTAL |
689 |
8.7% |
130 |
1.6% |
7900 |
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, 2003
| Region/County |
MRSA |
MRSA (%) |
Isolates tested |
| Western |
102 |
30.4% |
336 |
| Southwest |
182 |
36.5% |
499 |
| Northern |
409 |
43.6% |
937 |
| Central |
590 |
44.6% |
1322 |
| Southeast * |
76 |
51.4% |
148 |
| Lancaster county |
934 |
43.4% |
2151 |
| Douglas county |
3614 |
42.9% |
8432 |
| TOTAL |
5907 |
42.7% |
13825 |
MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus
* Southeast region excludes Douglas and Lancaster counties |
2003 Nebraska Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Communicable Disease
Public Health