A compilation of antimicrobial susceptibility data from a network of 13 Lebanese hospitals reflecting the national situation during 2015–2016

Table 1 Demographics and antibiotic susceptibility testing methods in the 13 participating hospitals^a

Hospital	Region	Type	Beds	Microbiological Method^b	Guidelines
HDF	Beirut	University	444	Automated	EUCAST
LAUMC-RH	Beirut	University	114	Manual	CLSI + EUCAST
RHUH	Beirut	University	250	Automated	CLSI
AUBMC	Beirut	University	380	Manual	CLSI
MGH	Beirut	University	170	Manual	CLSI
Zahraa	Mount Lebanon	University	201	Manual + Automated	CLSI
CHU-NDS	Mount Lebanon	University	250	Automated	CLSI + EUCAST
MEIH	Mount Lebanon	University	150	Manual	EUCAST
SGH	Mount Lebanon	University	400	Manual	CLSI
Nini	North Lebanon	Community	175	Manual	CLSI
CHdN	North Lebanon	University	180	Manual	CLSI
Haykal	North Lebanon	Community	120	Automated	CLSI
Labib MC	South Lebanon	Community	120	Automated	CLSI

KEY: HDF Hotel Dieu de France, LAUMC-RH Lebanese American University Medical Center – Rizk Hospital, RHUH Rafic Hariri University Hospital, AUBMC American University of Beirut Medical Center, MGH Makassed General Hospital, CHU-NDS Centre Hospitaler Universitaire Notre Dame de Secours, MEIH Middle East Institute of Health, SGH Saint Georges Hospital, CHdN Centre Hospitalier du Nord, MC Medical Center, EUCAST European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, CLSI Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
^aAll of the participating hospitals are private, except for RHUH that is a public hospital
^bAutomated microbial identification system: Vitek, BD Phoenix

ISSN: 2047-2994