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

Exhibit 10 :
Penicillin-Resistant Streptococci / Enterococci Blood Isolates,
1992-1998


  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Organism Name Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency
Enterococcus faecium 96 51.06% 113 60.43% 194 63.82% 188 60.06% 228 63.69% 210 53.03% 216 57.45%
Enterococcus faecalis 14 7.45% 9 4.81% 9 2.96% 10 3.19% 4 1.12% 14 3.54% 14 3.72%
Enterococcus durans 3 1.60% 2 1.07% 4 1.32% 4 1.28% 5 1.40% 1 0.25% 0 0.00%
Enterococcus gallinarium 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 10 2.53% 7 1.86%
Enterococcus avium 2 1.06% 1 0.53% 1 0.33% 2 0.64% 2 0.56% 4 1.01% 1 0.27%
Enterococcus casseliflavus 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25% 1 0.27%
Enterococcus spp. 40 21.28% 23 12.30% 22 7.24% 17 5.43% 38 10.61% 55 13.89% 47 12.50%
Streptococcus pneumoniae 17 9.04% 27 14.44% 62 20.39% 83 26.52% 67 18.72% 81 20.45% 72 19.15%
Viridans streptococci 5 2.66% 2 1.07% 4 1.32% 2 0.64% 8 2.23% 14 3.54% 9 2.39%
Streptococcus mutans 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus mitis 3 1.60% 3 1.60% 4 1.32% 2 0.64% 2 0.56% 2 0.51% 2 0.53%
Streptococcus salivarius 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus sanguis 2 1.06% 1 0.53% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 1 0.28% 0 0.00% 1 0.27%
Streptococcus intermedius 1 0.53% 3 1.60% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 2 0.51% 2 0.53%
Streptococcus bovis 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.25% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus agalactiae 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.27%
Streptococcus pyogenes 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus acidominimus 0 0.00% 1 0.53% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus equinus 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.27%
Streptococcus not Group D 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
alpha Streptococcus 3 1.60% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.32% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Streptococcus spp. 2 1.06% 0 0.00% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% 2 0.56% 0 0.00% 2 0.53%
State Total 188 100% 187 100% 304 100% 313 100% 358 100% 396 100% 376 100%

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