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Welcome to the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) website.

AGAR membership includes clinical microbiologists and laboratory scientists from 31 teaching hospitals and pathology service providers. Each state and territory is represented. Visit the Who is AGAR section for a list of executive and committee members.

 

AGAR conducts surveys on the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus aureus annually, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Enterococcus spp biennially and Haemophilis influenzae periodically. You can read more on the history and activities of AGAR in the What is AGAR section or view our Operating Procedures.

 

The group has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. For more details visit the AGAR Publications section.

Members have access to restricted areas. The survey results, protocols and worksheets can be found in the AMR Surveillance section; member email addresses in the Member contact details section; and meeting information such as the agenda and minutes can be found in the Meetings section. Posters can be viewed in the Publications and poster section.

 

We hope that you enjoy your visit to the site. The site is continually being updated so please visit often. If you wish to contact AGAR, details can be found in the Contact us section.

 

 

Please note: The Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) approves the use of AGAR surveillance data provided:

  • permission has been obtained from AGAR
  • the Department of Health and Ageing and AGAR are acknowledged in all presentations and publications.
  • AGAR provides editorial input for all publications

For all enquiries please contact the AGAR Secretary (www.asainc.net.au)

 

 

AGAR is principally sponsored by the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

What's New at AGAR

19-Sep-2008

2006 MRSA Typing report

The SAP 2006 MRSA Epidemiology and Typing Report has been published and is publically available in the AMR Surveillance section.


24-Jul-2008

Streptococcus pneumoniae

The 2005 report has been published in the June 2008 edition of Communicable Diseases Intelligence. Visit 'AGAR publications' for a copy of the paper. A full report is available via the 'AMR surveillance' menu item.