Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (ARS) in Nebraska

What's New	Antimicrobial Resistance in the US
Reporting of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Nebraska	Nebraska ARS Data
Information for Patients and Parents	Links for Health Care Providers
Online Reporting (ORNAO)	MDRO Guidelines - Coming Soon

What's New 

Infectious Disease Workshop

SHEA Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus (May 2003)

Antimicrobial Resistance in the US

• Background
• Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
• References

Reporting of Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms in Nebraska

• Nebraska reportable antibiotic-resistant organisms
• Monthly tabular reporting
• Online reporting (ORNAO)
• Current Health Departments and Laboratories Reporting

Nebraska ARS Summary Reports

Select a year 2001 - 2006 by Percentage 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

 

Information/Links for Patients and Parents:

Subscribe to information for Patients and Parents

• Antibiotic Resistance is an Urgent Public Health Problem. (HHS Article)
• General Information about Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
• Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Common Respiratory Infections
  What Parents and Patients Need to Know
  Materials for Parents and Patients
• Information about Important Resistant Bacteria
  
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

For Health Care Providers: Links to Other Resources

• Guidelines/Recommendations

• APIC Greater Omaha Chapter: Guidelines for Management of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

• CDC: Technical fact sheets for VRE and MRSA
  
  
• CDC: Public health action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance

For more information, contact:
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Phone: (402) 471-2822
Email: jude.eberhardt@dhhs.ne.gov

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