Methodology

Objectives

Determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of invasive disease due to ABCs pathogens...

Surveillance Population

The total population of ABCs is approximately 43 million. However, most areas restrict the population further for certain pathogens to insure complete reporting and good audit data...

Case Definition and 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...

Methodology - Data Collection and 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...

Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance

Building upon the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System for pertussis to improve completeness and quality of data...