Orientation of Potential Trainers and STCs in Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring

Recommendations

 

*     To Participants

*     To WHO

 

The following recommendations were made:

 

*     To Participants

 

*     All participants will commence use of NCCLS method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

*     All participants will use WHONET4 or WHONET5 to store, analyze and retrieve the data generated through antimicrobial susceptibility testing in their laboratories.

*     All participants will electronically transfer their data and configuration files of WHONET on monthly basis to WHO/SEARO for comparison.  

 

*     To WHO

 

*     WHO will continue to provide all technical support to participants in implementing NCCLS method of antimicrobial susceptibility testing, use of WHONET in data analysis.

*     WHO will procure ATCC standard strains for quality assurance of NCCLS method and provide these to all the participants.

*     WHO will collect, collate and analyze data provided by all the participants and provide a feedback to them.

*     WHO will make use of the participants of this workshop in conducting courses on ARM as well as providing technical support.

 

 

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