The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP):
- Last updated: 2025-06-02
Device and surgical procedure-related infections
CNISP collects surveillance data for several device and surgical procedure-related infections including central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgical site infections (SSIs), hip and knee SSIs, and paediatric cardiac (paeds-card) SSIs. In this section you can filter for a specific device or surgical procedure-related infection to display annual incidence rate data, most frequently reported pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance.
Detailed case information
The tables and figures below represent detailed case information provided to CNISP by participating hospitals. These data are subject to change as we receive new information over time.
For more detailed information on device and surgical procedure-related infections, please refer to the most recent annual Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) publication: Device and surgical procedure- related infections in Canadian acute care hospitals, 2018-2022
Figure 1. Incidence Rates by Type
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Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the most common pathogens identified, and their resistance patterns over time. These are reflected as proportions.
Figure 2. Distribution of the Most Frequently Reported Gram-negative, Gram-positive and Fungal Pathogens
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Figure 3. Antimicrobial Resistance by Pathogen
Antibiogram results are displayed for organisms with a minimum of thirty tested isolates.
Intrinsically resistant
* Less than 90% of isolates were reported
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R = Intrinsically resistant
* = Less than 90% of isolates were reported