Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology Surveillance System
1998 Report

Exhibit 8 :
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Blood Isolates by County, 1998
in Descending Order of Number of Isolates per 100,000 Population


County Num. Isolates Percentage Isolates / 100,000 Population
Salem 13 2.55% 20.03
Middlesex 106 20.78% 14.80
Essex 101 19.80% 13.46
Cumberland 16 3.14% 11.40
Burlington 35 6.86% 8.33
Union 41 8.04% 8.19
Mercer 23 4.51% 6.94
Hunterdon - Somerset * 22 4.31% 5.43
Camden - Gloucester * 39 7.65% 5.18
Atlantic - Cape May * 17 3.33% 5.06
Hudson 27 5.29% 4.85
Passaic 17 3.33% 3.50
Bergen 23 4.51% 2.68
Ocean 11 2.16% 2.25
Monmouth 13 2.55% 2.15
Morris 6 1.18% 1.30
StateTotal 510 100.00% 6.28
Rate = Number of isolates per 100,000 resident population in each county.   
* Data for these two neighboring counties were aggregated according to guidelines of confidentiality disclosure.   

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