Methodology
Objectives
Determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of invasive disease due to ABCs pathogens...
Surveillance Population
The total population of ABCs is approximately 42 million. However, most areas restrict the population further for certain pathogens to insure complete reporting and good audit data...
Case Definition & Ascertainment
ABCs case finding is both active and laboratory-based. To be considered a case for this surveillance system, a case definition must be met...
Data Collection & Forms
ABCs case report, neonatal sepsis surveillance, neonatal infection expanded tracking, invasive MRSA case report...
Laboratory Characterization
Laboratory characterization information for each ABCs pathogen...
Surveillance Evaluation
To ensure that all cases of diseases under surveillance are being reported, audits of the reporting laboratories are performed and surveillance indicators are used...
ABCs Special Studies
Special studies that require additional data collection are currently ongoing in ABCs...
Reports and Findings
- Surveillance Reports Find yearly information for each ABCs pathogen, including number of cases and deaths, demographics...
- Publications Citations for articles authored by ABCs collaborators using ABCs data...
- Heathly People 2020 Information and data for HP2020 measures related to ABCs pathogens...
- Drug-Resistant Surveillance Toolkit Resources for conducting drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae surveillance...
Surveillance Reports
Find yearly information for each ABCs pathogen, including number of cases and deaths, demographics…more
Data Collection & Forms
ABCs and invasive MRSA case report forms, neonatal sepsis surveillance and neonatal infection expanded tracking forms...more
Pathogens
- List of Pathogens Links to pathogen information, including fact sheets, publications, surveillance reports...
- ABCs Isolate Bank An extensive collection of group A Streptococcus, group B Streptococcus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates...
Overview
- Background Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) is a core component of CDC’s Emerging Infections Programs network (EIP), a collaboration between CDC, state health departments, and universities...
- CDC Participants Core ABCs activities, including data collection, management and principal analyses, result from the collaboration among four groups at CDC...
- Surveillance Areas Participants in ABCs, including state health departments and other partners...
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