CLSI VET05

Generation, Presentation, and Application of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data for Bacteria of Animal Origin, 1st Edition

This report offers guidance on areas in which harmonization can be achieved in veterinary antimicrobial surveillance programs with the intent of facilitating comparison of data among surveillance programs.

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Chairholder: Shabbir Simjee, PhD

Date of Publication: September 30, 2011

Order Code PDF: CLSI VET05RE
ISBN Number: 1-56238-765-0

Order Code Print: print not available

Edition: First

Pages: 72

CLSI VET05 Additional Details

This document was formerly sold under the code X08.

This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid of as November 2023. Because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.

CLSI VET05 Abstract

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document VET05-R—Generation, Presentation, and Application of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data for Bacteria of Animal Origin; A Report offers guidance on areas in which harmonization can be achieved in national veterinary antimicrobial surveillance programs, with the intent of facilitating comparisons of data among various national surveillance programs. CLSI veterinary antimicrobial susceptibility testing (VAST) methods are used to generate minimal inhibitory concentrations or zones of inhibition, and the laboratory interprets that information into a category of susceptible, intermediate, or resistant. The veterinarian uses this information to make an informed decision in the selection of an appropriate antimicrobial for animal treatment. However, various surveillance programs or projects use the data for many other purposes, including the drafting of risk assessments (subsequently used for risk management) or to determine the success of intervention policies. These programs include multiple national programs, several multinational programs, product-specific programs, and purpose-specific regional or local programs. Currently, there is a lack of standardized methodology describing how the data from these programs are presented in the reports and discussed with regard to the specific program objective. In keeping with the intent of CLSI document M39,1 this document seeks to bring the CLSI VAST perspective to these programs and projects by means of a comprehensive report that can help form the basis for a global consensus.