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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
   
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) became reportable in the state of North Dakota on February 1, 2000 for invasive sites such as blood or cerebral spinal fluid only. All MRSA infections became reportable on August 1, 2002. This did not include screens. Effective April 1, 2007, the administrative rule was changed again making MRSA isolated from only invasive sites reportable.
   
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2009 County Data
2009
County Number of Cases Rate per 100,000
Adams 0 0.0
Barnes 1 8.5
Benson 4 57.4
Billings 0 0.0
Bottineau 1 14.0
Bowman 0 0.0
Burke 0 0.0
Burleigh 11 15.8
Cass 17 13.8
Cavalier 1 20.7
Dickey 2 34.7
Divide 0 0.0
Dunn 0 0.0
Eddy 0 0.0
Emmons 0 0.0
Foster 0 0.0
Golden Valley 0 0.0
Grand Forks 13 19.7
Grant 1 35.2
Griggs 0 0.0
Hettinger 0 0.0
Kidder 0 0.0
LaMoure 2 42.5
Logan 2 86.7
McHenry 0 0.0
McIntosh 2 59.0
McKenzie 1 17.4
McLean 1 10.7
Mercer 2 23.1
Morton 8 31.6
Mountrail 1 15.1
Nelson 0 0.0
Oliver 0 0.0
Pembina 1 11.6
Pierce 0 0.0
Ramsey 5 41.4
Ransom 2 34.0
Renville 0 0.0
Richland 2 11.1
Rolette 1 7.3
Sargent 2 45.8
Sheridan 1 58.5
Sioux 3 74.2
Slope 0 0.0
Stark 5 22.1
Steele 1 44.3
Stutsman 3 13.7
Towner 2 69.5
Traill 1 11.8
Walsh 1 8.1
Ward 2 3.4
Wells 0 0.0
Williams 2 10.1
Unknown 0
Total 104
 
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2009 Gender Data

Gender

Number of Cases

Rate per 100,000

Male

63

16.8

Female

40

7.8

Unknown 1 --
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2009 Age Data

Age Group

Number of Cases

Rate per 100,000

0 - 9

0

0.00

10-19

2

2.0

20-29

3

3.4

30-39

12

14.1

40-49

11

11.2

50-59

9

13.4

60-69

10

21.0

70-79

24

57.4

80 +

33

111.9

Unknown

0

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MRSA Historical Data

Year

Number of Cases

Rate per 100,000

2000

15

2.3

2001

46

7.2

2002

537

83.6

2003

1342

209.0

2004

1550

241.4

2005

1566

243.8

2006

1880

292.7

2007

412

64.2

2008

79

12.30

2009 104 16.19
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