To know more about the data on the current status and developing trends of antimicrobial resistance of aerobic bacteria of public health importance in the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program of the Philippines, the ARSP 2021 Annual Report Data Summary is now available for download. (link to be used : https://arsp.com.ph/publications/)
The DOH-ARSP implements an antimicrobial resistance surveillance on aerobic bacteria from clinical specimens. The surveillance collects culture and antimicrobial susceptibility data from its 24 sentinel sites and 2 gonorrhoeae surveillance sites. These sentinel sites participate in an external quality assessment scheme (EQAS) conducted by the reference laboratory to ensure quality of laboratory results. Periodic monitoring continue reading : ARSP 2017 Data Summary Report
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which most frequently targets the lungs. The bacteria can be transmitted from person to person by droplet nuclei from the throat and lungs of people with TB. The latest global report of World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012 put estimates of new TB cases continue reading : Second National Drug Resistance Survey on Tuberculosis in the Philippines