A review of antimicrobial resistance in Canada

Antimicrobial resistance is a global concern. Over the past 10 years, consi derable efforts and resources have been expended to detect, monitor, and un derstand at the basic level the many different facets of emerging and incre asing resistance. This review summarizes our current understanding of bacte rial antimicrobial resistance issues in Canada with particular emphasis giv en to the Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus , Enterococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococc us pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Streptococcus pyogenes. In additi on, future concerns and programs for ongoing surveillance are discussed.