Helicobacter pylori is a chronic bacterial infection that can lead to peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis, and gastric cancer. Its prevalence in the United States is lower than in most of the world, although specific populations are at particular risk for disease-related complications, including those with lower socioeconomic status and…
Background: In 2003, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control established the Carolina Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS), an active sentinel surveillance system for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Methods: CARSS includes twelve hospitals. Each hospital was assigned a weighted sample size. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined using the E-test…
Background: Increasing rates of methicillin resistance among outpatient Staphylococcus aureus infections led us to assess the epidemiology and outcome of a local outbreak. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of outpatient skin and soft tissue infections due to S aureus in 2003. Results: From 2002 to mid-2004, the percentage of outpatient…
Background In 1998, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control surveyed clinical microbiology laboratories statewide to determine the prevalence of antibiotic nonsusceptibility among isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. A follow-up study was conducted in 2001. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of penicillin nonsusceptibility (PCN-N),…
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