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Antimicrobial Resistance and Nosocomial Infections

Laboratory Details

Division:
Bacterial Pathogens, AMR and Wastewater
Address:
1015 Arlington Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 3R2
Email:
nml.arni-rain.lnm@phac-aspc.gc.ca
Phone #:
(204) 789-5000
Fax:
(204) 789-5020
Description:

The Antimicrobial Resistance and Nosocomial Infections (ARNI) laboratory provides reference services to medical and research laboratories across Canada. The ARNI laboratory also participates in numerous national and international surveillance programs, such as the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP), CAN-WARD, and the Canadian Integrated Program on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS). The laboratory is involved in research projects focused on novel antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and the molecular mechanisms involved in the epidemic characteristics of resistant strains.

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Reference Diagnostic Tests

Reference Diagnostic Tests
PathogenTest CategoryReference Diagnostic Test
Candida auris Molecular Differentiation Whole genome Sequencing (WGS)**Review patient criteria
Clostridioides difficile Molecular Typing Ribotyping
Clostridioides difficile Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Clostridioides difficile Molecular Differentiation Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) **Review patient criteria
Clostridioides difficile Molecular Detection Confirmation and toxin test by PCR
Enterococcus faecium Molecular Differentiation Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) **Review patient criteria
Gram negative organisms Molecular Differentiation Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) **Review patient criteria
Gram negative organisms Molecular Detection Resistance Mechanisms
Gram negative organisms Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Gram positive organisms Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Klebsiella pneumoniae Molecular Detection Hypervirulence
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Molecular Detection Confirmation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Molecular Typing Spa Typing
Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Differentiation Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) **Review patient criteria
Staphylococcus aureus Susceptibility Testing VISA/hVISA Confirmation
Staphylococcus aureus Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Staphylococcus aureus Molecular Detection Confirmation of Staphylococcal toxins by PCR
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Molecular Detection Confirmation
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Susceptibility Testing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing