Are you familiar with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Antimicrobial Laboratory Network( AR Lab Network)? How about the ThermoFisher Sensititre? In this episode, Amelia Bhatnagar from the CDC joins the podcast to talk about a study that was performed to evaluate the Sensititre GN7F panel. She discusses the study and explains to the listeners what the AR Lab Network is. Tune in to learn more about this study, the AR Lab network, and the importance of evaluating the performance of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) systems.

Link to study:

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.00799-23

Link to AR Lab Network:

https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/ar-lab-networks/domestic.html

"HAI" Activity within the AR Lab Network:

https://www.cdc.gov/hai/hai-ar-programs/activities/AR-lab-network.html

The AR and Patient Safety Portal:

https://arpsp.cdc.gov/profile/antibiotic-resistance?tab=ar-lab-network

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