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

Exhibit 9 :
Penicillin Resistant Streptococci / Enterococci Blood Isolates,
1992-1997


  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Organism Name Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency
Enterococcus faecium 96 51.06% 113 60.11% 194 63.82% 188 60.06% 228 63.69% 210 53.03%
Enterococcus spp. 40 21.28% 23 12.23% 22 7.24% 17 5.43% 38 10.61% 55 13.89%
Enterococcus faecalis 14 7.45% 9 4.79% 9 2.96% 10 3.19% 4 1.12% 14 3.54%
Enterococcus durans 3 1.60% 2 1.06% 4 1.32% 4 1.28% 5 1.40% 1 0.25%
Enterococcus gallinarium 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 10 2.53%
Enterococcus avium 2 1.06% 1 0.53% 1 0.33% 2 0.64% 2 0.56% 4 1.01%
Enterococcus casseliflavus 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25%
Streptococcus pneumoniae 17 9.04% 27 14.36% 62 20.39% 83 26.52% 67 18.72% 81 20.45%
Streptococcus viridans 5 2.66% 2 1.06% 4 1.32% 2 0.64% 8 2.23% 14 3.54%
Streptococcus mitis 3 1.60% 3 1.60% 4 1.32% 2 0.64% 2 0.56% 2 0.51%
alpha Streptococcus 3 1.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
other Streptococcus spp. 2 1.06% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 2 0.56% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus intermedius 1 0.53% 3 1.60% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 2 0.51%
Streptococcus agalactiae 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus sanguis 2 1.06% 1 0.53% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 1 0.28% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus bovis 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25%
Streptococcus acidominimus 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus salivarius 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25%
Streptococcus saprophyticus 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus pyogenes 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus not Group D 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.28% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus mutans 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 188 100.00% 188 100.00% 304 100.00% 313 100.00% 358 100.00% 396 100.00%

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