Epidemiology Surveillance System: 1995-1997 Report

Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology Surveillance System
1995-1997 Report

Exhibit 13 :
Penicillin Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Blood Isolates,
1995-1997

		1995			1996			1997
County	# Iso.	Percent	Rate	# Iso.	Percent	Rate	# Iso.	Percent	Rate
Atlantic - Cape May*	2	2.41%	0.0060	0	0.00%	0.0000	5	6.17%	0.0149
Bergen	4	4.82%	0.0048	3	4.48%	0.0035	12	14.81%	0.0141
Burlington	4	4.82%	0.0097	3	4.48%	0.0072	3	3.70%	0.0072
Camden	5	6.02%	0.0099	3	4.48%	0.0059	3	3.70%	0.0059
Essex	17	20.48%	0.0224	12	17.91%	0.0159	9	11.11%	0.0120
Hudson	3	3.61%	0.0055	2	2.99%	0.0036	0	0.00%	0.0000
Hunterdon - Somerset*	6	7.23%	0.0158	1	1.49%	0.0026	3	3.70%	0.0075
Mercer	6	7.23%	0.0182	3	4.48%	0.0091	9	11.11%	0.0273
Middlesex	8	9.64%	0.0115	6	8.96%	0.0086	2	2.47%	0.0028
Monmouth	6	7.23%	0.0103	10	14.93%	0.0170	5	6.17%	0.0084
Morris	9	10.84%	0.0203	3	4.48%	0.0067	7	8.64%	0.0154
Ocean	4	4.82%	0.0086	10	14.93%	0.0211	13	16.05%	0.0270
Passaic	0	0.00%	0.0000	1	1.49%	0.0021	2	2.47%	0.0041
Salem	1	1.20%	0.0154	0	0.00%	0.0000	0	0.00%	0.0000
Sussex	3	3.61%	0.0215	1	1.49%	0.0071	0	0.00%	0.0000
Union	5	6.02%	0.0101	9	13.43%	0.0181	7	8.64%	0.0141
Warren	0	0.00%	0.0000	0	0.00%	0.0000	1	1.23%	0.0102
State Total	83	100.00%	0.0104	67	100.00%	0.0084	81	100.00%	0.0101
Rate = Number of isolates per 1000 resident population in each county.
* Data for these two neighboring counties were aggregated according to guidelines of confidentiality disclosure.