Annual Report on Antibiotic Resistance in Blood Cultures, SSHF
Here we publish current antibiotic resistance data from blood cultures at Sørlandet Hospital HF annually. The data are based on susceptibility tests performed by the Department of Medical Microbiology in Kristiansand.
The Department of Microbiology in Kristiansand performs bacteriological diagnostics for the hospitals in Arendal, Kristiansand and Flekkefjord, and for a large part of primary healthcare services in Agder. Here we have published the prevalence of antibiotic resistance among blood culture isolates for the most commonly occurring microbes (E. coli, K. pneumoniae and S. aureus). To obtain the most robust data possible, the three hospitals are presented together. Patients with the same microbe detected within 30 days are counted as one finding. Please note that this is only a report of routine data and therefore cannot be used as treatment guidance. The prevalence of ESBL and MRSA also does not reflect carriage in the population. The statistics correspond well with national antibiotic resistance data. We recommend following thenational antibiotic guidelineswhen treating infections.
For national data on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance, seeNORM - Norwegian Surveillance System for Antimicrobial Resistance in Microbes.