Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profile of invasive non-typhoidal from the Philippines Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program, 2014-2018.

Objective: The epidemiology of invasive non-typhoidal (iNTS) in the Philippines is not well elaborated. The present study describes the serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of iNTS in the Philippines from 2014 to 2018.

Methods: Invasive NTS isolates were collected through the Department of Health's Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP).

Genomic surveillance of in the Philippines, 2013-2014.

Antimicrobial-resistant is a major threat to public health and is of particular concern in the Western Pacific Region, where the incidence of gonorrhoea is high. The Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) has been capturing information on resistant gonorrhoea since 1996, but genomic epidemiology studies on this pathogen are lacking in the Philippines. We sequenced the whole genomes of 21 isolates collected in 2013-2014 by ARSP.

Integrating whole-genome sequencing within the National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program in the Philippines.

National networks of laboratory-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) monitor resistance trends and disseminate these data to AMR stakeholders. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can support surveillance by pinpointing resistance mechanisms and uncovering transmission patterns. However, genomic surveillance is rare in low- and middle-income countries.