Microbiology is the study of the bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites that invade the body. Medical Microbiology includes diagnostic microbiology, infection prevention and control, clinical infectious diseases, and antimicrobial stewardship.
All Health PEI guidelines and tools are also available on Firstline app.
Please download by visiting: https://firstline.org/health-pei/
Useful Tools:
- Antibiogram 2025 PDF
Malaria:
- Canadian Malaria Network Standard Operating Procedure (Version 1) [PDF]
- CMN Complete Malaria Package [PDF]
Scabies:
- 2018-08-31 | Memo from the Chief Public Health Office: Scabies identification and treatment [PDF]
- Scabies Fact Sheet (Chief Public Health Office) [PDF]
Zika Virus:
Requisitions:
- See the Laboratory Requisitions page
Analysis:
Memos:
- 2025-09-23 | New Guideline: Seasonal Influenza in Adults [PDF]
- 2025-06-12 | Summer Respiratory Testing - June Through September [PDF]
- 2025-05-12 | Emperic Antimicrobial Management of AECOPD[PDF]
- 2025-03-10 | Febrile Neutropenia in High Risk Adults[PDF]
- 2025-02-20 | Empiric Antimicrobial Management of Pneumonia [PDF]
- 2024-12-12 | Respiratory Season Testing[PDF]
- 2024-05-23 | Respiratory Screen (Covid 19/Flu A/B+RSV) Testing; Respiratory Panel Criteria (end of respiratory season) PDF
- 2024-02-26 Health PEI Antibiogram 2024: Highlight of Practice Points PDF
- 2023-08-02 | IV Amoxicillin/Clavulanate Now Available in Hospital PDF
- 2023-03-07 | New Collection and Order for Chlamydia Trachomatis, Neisseria Gonorrhea & Trichomonas Vaginalis
- 2021-07-08 | Pneumococcal 7 Testing [PDF]
- 2021-03-15 | Diagnosing and Treating Bone Infections [PDF]
- 2018-06-18 | Acceptable specimens for fungal culture [PDF]
- 2020-01-16 | Beta-lactam Cross Reaction Allergy Alert Modifications [PDF]
- 2019-07-30 | Updated Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection Treatment Guidelines in Adults [PDF]
- 2018-05-02 | Kefir Ordering [PDF]
- 2017-11-14 | Management of Beta-Lactam Allergies Bulletin (November 2017) [PDF]
- 2017-11-14 | Beta-Lactam Allergy Management and PEI Provincial Guidelines Presentation (November 2017) [PDF]
- 2014-09-15 | Linezolid and Daptomycin Formulary Restrictions [PDF]
- 2014-09-04 | Sepsis Management PowerPlan [PDF]
Quality Indicators:
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2022 -2024 [PDF]
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2021 - 2023 [PDF]
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2020-2022 [PDF]
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2019-2021 [PDF]
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2018-2020 [PDF]
- Blood Culture Utilization and Quality 2015-2017 [PDF]