Methodology

Overall objectives, pathogen-specific objectives...

States and regions included in ABCs, surveillance population matrix, isolate matrix...

What is needed for CDC to consider a case for this surveillance system, how cases are ascertained...

ABCs case report, neonatal sepsis surveillance, neonatal infection expanded tracking...

Laboratory characterization information for each ABCs pathogen...

Laboratory audits, surveillance indicators...

Special studies that require additional data collection...

Improves completeness and quality of pertussis surveillance data...