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1) No-one should rely on any information on this site for individual medical advice.
2) This website presents data collected for the BSAC Resistance Surveillance Project. It is intended for use by professionals and students in microbiology, epidemiology, and other scientific and healthcare disciplines.
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The primary journal articles describing the methodology of the two surveillance programmes are
Reynolds, R., Shackcloth, J., Felmingham, D. et al. (2003). Antimicrobial susceptibility of lower respiratory tract pathogens in Great Britain and Ireland 1999-2001 related to demographic and geographical factors: the BSAC Respiratory Resistance Surveillance Programme. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 52, 931-943.
and
Reynolds, R., Potz, N., Colman, M. et al. (2004). Antimicrobial Susceptibility of the Pathogens of Bacteraemia in the UK and Ireland 2001 - 2002: the BSAC Bacteraemia Resistance Surveillance Programme. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 53, 1018-1032.
Check the publications link to find other relevant references.
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5) It is possible, as with any data, to make invalid or meaningless analyses of the data presented on this site. You must not represent that your analyses or interpretations have the authority of the BSAC.
