GBRC

AMR is a global issue; it is of particular importance in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where antibiotics are used inappropriately and excessively. In such contexts, interventions to prevent further development of AMR are very urgent. From a One Health perspective, monitoring the presence and development of resistance genes in bacteria is critical to understanding and preventing the spread of AMR. To inform AMR surveillance programmes that can track resistant microbes, their genes, and their mutations, molecular diagnostic methods are necessary.
Although many microbiology laboratories have the capability to do phenotypic testing of AMR bacteria, they are unable to carryout resistance gene analysis and molecular diagnostics. Due to lack of knowledge, skills, and resources most research groups and laboratories are unable to develop molecular diagnostic capabilities. This course will provide the training for researchers to become expert in the detection of AMR, using techniques from basic antimicrobial susceptibility testing to molecular diagnostic methods.