Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in Canadian acute care hospitals, 2017–2021
Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Abstract
Background: 2012-2021) using surveillance and laboratory data submitted by hospitals to the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) and by provincial laboratories to the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML). Methods: ) surveillance was initiated in 2019 by CNISP and in 2012 by the NML. Case counts, rates, outcomes, molecular characterization and antimicrobial resistance profiles are presented. Results: isolates were identified in Canada from 2012 to 2021, with the majority from Western Canada (68%). Conclusion: isolates were identified from 2012 to 2021. Reporting standardized surveillance data and the consistent application of infection prevention and control practises in acute care hospitals are critical to help decrease the burden of HAIs and AMR in Canada.