AMR 1 data |
Detailed identification and antibiotic susceptibility data of specific bacterial isolates, along with unique identifiers, specimen, origin, date of sampling, and demographic data from surveillance sites’ microbiology laboratory records. |
Origin |
Place: “Hospital” or “Community” origin. |
Timeliness of data |
AMR data, for a particular month, received within the 15th working day of the following month. |
Duplicate data |
AMR data occurring within a month i.e., repeated isolates of the same bacterial species isolated from a patient within thirty days, regardless of specimen type. |
Specimen–pathogen combination |
Combination of priority specimens (namely, blood, urine, stool, or genital swabs) with priority pathogens according to the GLASS2. |
Pathogen–antibacterial combination |
Combination of eight priority pathogens and the relevant listed antibiotics according to the GLASS. |
Consistency of data |
Data is considered consistent when the variables used to generate the report are as directed by the GLASS manual i.e., four priority specimens and eight priority pathogens. |
Completeness of data |
Completeness signifies no missing variables required according to GLASS criteria: age, sex, pathogen, origin, specimen, antibiotic susceptibility results, and date. |
Non-reporting sites |
The surveillance sites that have not sent any AMR laboratory data to the NPHL3 for ninety days consecutively. |
Basic infrastructure |
Basic facilities and equipment required by the AMR surveillance site to send the AMR reports to the NPHL. |
Specific requirements |
Requirements other than the basic infrastructure to send the AMR reports regularly to the NPHL. |