95% CI	95% confidence interval
AST	antimicrobial susceptibility testing
BC	British Columbia
CLSI	Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute
CPS	Canadian Paediatric Society
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
IDSA	Infectious Diseases Society of America
MALDI-TOF	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
MEWS	Microbiology Electronic Worksheet System
mcg	microgram
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
mL	millilitre
p	p-value