| Literature DB >> 25905797 |
Michael J Garner1, Carolee Carson2, Erika J Lingohr1, Aamir Fazil2, Victoria L Edge1, Jan Trumble Waddell1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of infectious agents is a growing concern for public health organizations. Given the complexity of this issue and how widespread the problem has become, resources are often insufficient to address all concerns, thus prioritization of AMR pathogens is essential for the optimal allocation of risk management attention. Since the epidemiology of AMR pathogens differs between countries, country-specific assessments are important for the determination of national priorities.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25905797 PMCID: PMC4408042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Prioritization criteria, scoring definitions, and weights.
| Criteria | Definition | Scoring Values | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Incidence | Current Canadian annual incidence of the resistant pathogen | <100 cases per year | 100–1000 cases per year | >1000 cases per year | 9 |
| Annual Mortality | Current annual Canadian mortality caused by resistant pathogen | <10 deaths per year | 10–100 deaths per year | >100 deaths per year | 5.25 |
| Case Fatality (%) | Case fatality current associated with the resistant pathogen | <5% | 5–25% | >25% | 5.25 |
| Communicability | Ability of resistant pathogen to spread between people and cause new infections | There is little to no spread between people | Can spread readily in healthcare settings; person to person spread is rare or uncommon outside healthcare settings | Can spread readily | 5.25 |
| Treatability | Availability of effective treatment refers to the availability and effectiveness of antimicrobial agents to treat this resistant pathogen | Medical treatment rarely necessary or treatment successful | One or two classes of alternate antimicrobial agents to treat infections but therapy is usually successful | No effective antimicrobial agents exist to treat infections | 7.5 |
| Clinical Impact | Clinical impact is measured by the morbidity or mortality attributable to infection with the resistant pathogen. The clinical impact is based upon the medical consequences of an untreated infection | Infection causes mild disease that may require a visit to the doctor′s office | Infection causes infections that are rarely life-threatening but can require inpatient care | Infection causes life-threatening infections | 5.25 |
| Public/Political Attention | Captures the level of public attention and risk perception of resistant pathogens as gauged by media presence, social media and advocacy groups, in addition to the political agenda | Perception of disease risk by general public is low and it is not on political agenda, or disease | Perception of disease risk by general public is moderate, and/or there is political acknowledgement/awareness of the disease | This disease) demands international duties, or the general public′s perception of risk perception is high, or it is explicitly high on political agenda | 3 |
| 10-year projection of incidence | The 10-year projected incidence of infection with this resistant pathogen if nothing changes (i.e., no new prevention interventions or therapy) | Is unlikely to increase | For diseases that score 1 or 2 on incidence criteria: Up to 2-fold increase. For diseases that score 0 on risk rank incidence criteria:2 to 5-fold | For diseases that score 1 or 2 on incidence criteria: More than 2-fold increase. For diseases that score 0 on risk rank incidence criteria: More than 5-fold | 5 |
| Economic Impact | Economic impact encompasses the differential in direct healthcare costs between treatment of a patient with AR infection vs. treatment of a patient with a susceptible infection | No cost to Little (<$500 per case; $1 million for society for all cases) | At least $500 but less than $5000 excess direct costs per case or at least $1 million but less than $10 million for society for all such cases | In excess of $5,000 excess direct costs per case or $10 million or more for society for all such cases | 2.5 |
| Preventability | Preventability refers to the availability, effectiveness and extent of implementation of prevention measures that limit the spread of the resistant pathogen | There are no preventive measures | Preventions exist but there are challenges to implementing them | Spread is easily preventable by one or several actors | 2 |
*based on PHAC Working Group consensus
List of AMR pathogens by priority group, based on total risk score (n = 32) Public Health Agency of Canada.
| Tier 1: High Priority group (80–100th percentile) | Tier 2: Medium-high priority group (60 to <80th percentile) | Tier 3: Medium-low priority group (40 to <60th percentile) | Tier 4: Low priority group (<40th percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extended spectrum B-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae | MDR or XDR tuberculosis ( | Drug-resistant | Ciprofloxacin-resistant |
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| Erythromycin-resistant Group A | Multidrug-resistant | Drug-resistant |
| Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae | Vancomycin-resistant | Azole-resistant | Drug-resistant |
| Methicillin-resistant | Drug-resistant | Fluconazole-resistant | Drug-resistant |
| Drug-resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (50) | Drug-resistant non-typhoidal | Drug-resistant | |
| Multidrug-resistant | Drug-resistant | Drug-resistant | |
| Drug-resistant | Clindamycin-resistant Group B | Drug-resistant Influenza A (18) | |
| Vancomycin-resistant | Multidrug-resistant syphillis ( | ||
| Extended spectrum B-lactamase-producing | Drug-resistant | ||
| Multidrug-resistant | Drug-resistant pulmonary nontuberculosis | ||
| Drug-resistant |
Fig 1Results from the Public Health Agency of Canada′s prioritization of antimicrobial resistant pathogens.
‡ Canadian data, high quality, disease well characterized and understood in Canadian context, part of national surveillance or disease programs, certainty in scoring. † Canadian data, moderate to poor quality, disease characterized and understood in Canadian context, certainty in scoring. ^ good quality non-Canadian data, disease etiology well understood, moderate confidence in estimates, medium certainty in scoring. * no Canadian data, limited or no good quality non-Canadian data, disease not well understood, uncertainty in scoring.
Comparison of pathogens from PHAC Prioritisation, the CDC Threat Report [2] and the WHO bacteria of international concern [1].
| Pathogens | 2014 PHAC Priority by Tier | 2013 USCDC Threat Report Threat Level | 2014 WHO bacteria of international concern |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
| Urgent | |
| Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae |
| Urgent | |
| Extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLs) |
| Serious |
|
| Methicillin-resistant |
| Serious |
|
| Drug-resistant |
| Urgent |
|
| Multidrug-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Drug-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Vancomycin-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Drug-resistant |
| Serious |
|
| Drug-resistant tuberculosis |
| Serious | |
| Erythromycin-resistant Group A |
| Concerning | |
| Vancomycin-resistant |
| Concerning | |
| Clindamycin-resistant Group B |
| Concerning | |
| Fluconazole-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Multidrug-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Drug-resistant non-typhoidal |
| Serious |
|
| Drug-resistant |
| Serious | |
| Drug-resistant |
| Serious |
|
*Tiers represent percentiles.
Tier 1: 80–100 ; Tier 2: 60 to <80 ; Tier 3: 40 to <60 Tier 4: <40