Table 1. Invasive group A streptococcal infection cases and deaths among persons age >65 y, by site, ABCs areas, 1998–2003*.
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. cases/100,000 population | ||||||
CA | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 9.5 |
CT | 8.7 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.5 |
GA | 10.5 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 6.4 | 9.5 |
MD | 13.7 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 15.3 |
MN | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
NY | 7.7 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 10.2 |
OR | 9.2 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 9.0 |
All sites |
10.0 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
11.1 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
No. deaths/100,000 population | ||||||
All sites | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
*ABCs (Active Bacterial Core surveillance) areas: San Francisco, California (3 counties), Connecticut (entire state), Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area (20 counties), Baltimore, Maryland (6 counties), Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (7 counties), Rochester, New York (7 counties), and Portland, Oregon (3 counties).