This report was prepared by Dr. Ling-Chuan Wu of the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services, Infectious & Zoonotic Disease Program. The report reflects many of the comments, suggestions, and support by the Program's Infectious Disease staff: Dr. John Brook; Dr. Michal Gerwel; Ms. Mary Jane Hung; and Ms. Carol Genese. The assistance in compiling the database by Ms. MaryAnn Scepansky is appreciated.

The Program's appreciation also goes to the hospital microbiology supervisors for reporting isolates; to Mr. Vince Yarmlak and Mr. Rich Mullen of the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services, Division of Health Care Systems Analysis, for making the New Jersey hospital discharge and occupancy information available; to Dr. Sen-Yuan Wu of the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research, for providing New Jersey population data.

We also would like to thank Dr. Jerome Tokars at CDC, Dr. Kenneth Spitalny, Dr. Lyn Finelli, and Dr. Sindy Paul who developed and implemented this surveillance system in 1991.