| Study Title |
A49 Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (EARS-Net) |
| Data Owner |
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (www.hpsc.ie). |
| Description |
National system of surveillance of the antimicrobial resistance profilesof Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcusaureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Case-based reporting ofthe antimicrobial susceptibility testing data on these 7 importantbacterial pathogens forms the basis to the European AntimicrobialSurveillance Network (EARS-Net) in Ireland. These data are forwardedby laboratories to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC),where the national dataset is collated. |
| Primary Function |
EARS-Net data serve as a surveillance system to measure national levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and as a result to monitor the impact of interventions, such as improved infection control and antibiotic stewardship programmes. |
| Key Variables |
ID Other; Sex; DOB |
| Themes |
Health |
| Unit Of Observation |
First isolate in each quarter |
| Start Date |
1999 (S. aureus and S. pneumoniae)
2002 (E. faecalis, E. faecium and E. coli)
2006 (K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa) |
| Frequency |
Quarterly |
| Target Population |
First isolate in each quarter |
| Format |
Separate record for each case |
| Method |
Electronic (Whonet database) |
| Most Recent Publication |
- See EARS-Net quarterly and annual reports, and Epi-Insight publications. Available at: www.hpsc.ie/hpsc/
- See also EARS-Net at: www.hpsc.ie/hpsc/TopicsA-Z/ |
| Access Further Information |
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
25-27 Middle Gardiner Street
Dublin 1
Web: www.hpsc.ie |
| Notes |
Data are internationally comparable since Ireland is one of 31 countries that contribute to the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). This surveillance system aims to provide comparable data on the prevalence and spread of major invasive bacteria with clinically and epidemiologically relevant antimicrobial resistance in Europe. |