| Overview
of Active Bacterial Core Surveillance
The California Emerging Infections Program (CEIP), one of eleven
Emerging Infections Program sites, conducts surveillance for
invasive Methicillin-Resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
For each case of invasive disease in the study population, CEIP
generates a case report with basic demographic information,
and sends bacterial isolates from normally sterile sites to
CDC for laboratory study.
Objectives
of ABCs
-Determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of
invasive disease due to MRSA in several large populations.
-Determine
molecular epidemiologic patterns and microbiologic characteristics
of public health relevance for isolates causing invasive infections.
-Provide
an infrastructure for further research, such as special studies
aimed at identifying risk factors for disease, post-licensure
evaluation of vaccine efficacy, and monitoring effectiveness
of prevention policies.
Main
Components of MRSA Surveillance
The main components of Active Bacterial Core Surveillance are
active laboratory based surveillance and special studies.
Case
Definition
A case of invasive bacterial disease is defined as isolation
of MRSA from a normally sterile site in a resident of one of
the surveillance areas. Normally sterile sites include: blood,
cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial
fluid, surgical aspirate, bone, or joint fluid.
MRSA Data Overview
Yearly surveillance reports are available in PDF format at the
following link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/abcs/survreports.htm
Links
MRSA Prevention in Schools
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/
http://www.cchealth.org/press_releases/mrsa_info_for_school_2007_10.php
Community-Associated
MRSA
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca.html
Hospital
Associated MRSA
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html
Invasive
MRSA Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_Invasive_FS.html
http://www.cchealth.org/topics/mrsa/
What
is CDC doing about MRSA?
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_CDCactions.html
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