ABCs Isolates and Data
ABCs Isolate Bank
The Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) Isolate Bank is an extensive collection of isolates for ABCs pathogens. The Isolate Bank is a joint project of CDC’s Division of Bacterial Diseases, the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and the CDC Biorepository.
Learn more about the ABCs Isolate Bank.
Bact Facts Interactive Dashboard
Bact Facts Interactive allows you to analyze and visualize data from ABCs. These pathogens include group A Streptococcus, group B Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Annual data are available for:
- Case and death counts
- Case and death rates
- Clinical syndromes
- emm types, serotypes, or serogroups
- Antibiotic resistance
Explore the interactive data dashboard.
Available datasets for download
ABCs publishes annual aggregate datasets with bacterium-specific case counts and rates by key demographic and laboratory characteristics.
Access the public use datasets on data.cdc.gov.
Isolate and additional data requests
ABCs isolates and additional data are available upon request.
Isolates may be available by
- Certain years
- Demographic and clinical data
- Laboratory testing results
Learn more about request types and submitting requests.