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To develop a practical antibiogram using bacterial stool culture and susceptibility data from community labs in BC.

P-148. A Practical Antibiogram for Community-Acquired Gastroenteritis in British Columbia, Canada

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To develop a practical antibiogram using bacterial stool culture and susceptibility data from community labs in BC.
Data collected from LifeLabs BC microbiology laboratories across 129 centers.
Audit conducted covering January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023.
Susceptibility calculations followed Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M39 recommendations.
Antibiogram indicates varying susceptibility of pathogens including Aeromonas and Salmonella.
Multidrug resistance in Salmonella species is currently not an issue in BC.
Oral antimicrobial options for Shigella species showed low sensitivity rates below 50%.

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Analysis reveals drug resistance patterns for gastrointestinal pathogens in BC, indicating an antibiogram is essential.

Eugene Y. H. Yeung (2026) studied this question.

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