1. …monitoring trends in antimicrobial resistance in Canada

2. CBSN: Antimicrobial Resistance Data for Atlantic Provinces
Source of Data
A sample of clinical laboratories serving Canadian hospitals and communities voluntarily submit bacterial isolates to CBSN
Microbroth dilution testing is performed at Mount Sinai Hospital Laboratory
CLISI published cutpoints are used to convert minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values into sensitive (S), intermediate (I) and resistant (R) categories for each antibiotic tested
Data is entered into a central data base - some elements of which are currently available on-line at
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

3. Penicillin Resistant S
Penicillin Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

4. Erythromycin Resistant S
Erythromycin Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

5. Ciprofloxacin Resistant S
Ciprofloxacin Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

6. Levofloxacin Resistant S
Levofloxacin Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

7. Ceftriaxone Resistant S
Ceftriaxone Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates (non-meningeal breakpoints) Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006

8. Clindamycin Resistant S
Clindamycin Resistant S. pneumoniae Isolates Atlantic Provinces 1988,
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network, March 2006