From: Antimicrobial resistance programs in Canada 1995-2010: a critical evaluation
Program name | Funding | Focus | Assessment |
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Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Surveillance (CIPARS) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cipars-picra | PHAC | Food borne pathogens Antimicrobial usage | Comprehensive Reliance on passive reporting for Salmonella |
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/nois-sinp/survprog_e.html | PHAC | Nosocomial pathogens (MRSA, VRE, ESBL) | Focused on tertiary care |
Canadian National Centre for Streptococcus http://www2.provlab.ab.ca/ncs/ncs.htm | PHAC | Group A streptococci | Not representative |
Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Surveillance System http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/tbdrc01/index.html | PHAC | M. tuberculosis | |
Canadian Bacterial Surveillance Network (CBSN) http://microbiology.mtsinai.on.ca/research/cbsn/default.asp | Pharma | S. pneumoniae H. influenzae | Biased sampling Potential COI |
Canadian Antibiotic Resistance Alliance (CARA) | Pharma | S. pneumoniae H. influenzae Miscellaneous | Biased sampling Potential COI |