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IQMH Centre for Proficiency Testing contributes to Public Health Ontario study on rates of blood cultures positive for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Ontario

By Editor on 4/6/2017

IQMH data from the Centre for Proficiency Testing Microbiology program’s Bacteriology VRE Bacteraemia Questionnaire (BACT-PHOQ) surveys were used to assist in the validation of VRE bacteremias as reported by Ontario hospitals in the Patient Safety Public Reporting. These data were used in the Public Health Ontario study published on April 4, 2017 and available from CMAJ Open.

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Antimicrobial resistance in common hospital pathogens in Ontario: Survey Report 2015

By Editor on 2/2/2017

Antimicrobial resistance continues to rise in Ontario hospitals. Continued surveillance and monitoring is needed. Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare have released Antimicrobial Resistance in Common Hospital Pathogens in Ontario: Annual Laboratory and Hospital Survey Report 2015.Antimicrobial resistance continues to rise in Ontario hospitals. Continued surveillance and monitoring is needed. Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare have released Antimicrobial Resistance in Common Hospital Pathogens in Ontario: Annual Laboratory and Hospital Survey Report 2015.