Washoe County Antibiogram 2009

* Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium

** 2007-2009 data was not available. Data shown is from 2006.

*** Data from Washoe County Health District's surveillance project

To read this antibiogram:

1. Each organism is presented with the susceptibility in percent to that antibiotic and the number of isolates tested for that specific antibiotic.
2. Susceptibility greater than or equal to 90% is highlighted in light GREEN, 60%-89% in YELLOW, and less than 60% in RED.
3. Nitrofurantoin is tested for urine specimens only.
4. The susceptibility result for Streptococcus pneumoniae is a combination of screening test and E-test results.
5. CLSI performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing were applied. CLSI stands for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (Formerly NCCLS, The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards).
6. Antibiotics not showing for an organism represent that susceptibility testing for that specific organism is not recommended or complete testing data was not available or number is too small for a valid reporting.

Acknowledgements (In alphabetic order)

• Northern Nevada Medical Center Laboratory
• Renown Regional Medical Center Laboratory
• St. Mary's Regional Medical Center Laboratory
• Veteran's Affairs Medical Center Laboratory (Reno)

This publication was supported by the Nevada State Health Division through Grant Number 3-U50/CI000489-03 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nevada State Health Division nor the CDC.