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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. Survey reports are available to the public in the AMR Surveillance section.

 

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.

 

 

You can read more on the history and activities of AGAR in the What is AGAR section or view our Operating Procedures.

 

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 (info@asainc.net.au)

 

 

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

What's New at AGAR

14-Jan-2010

SAP 2008 Community MRSA Typing Report now available

The S. aureus 2008 community survey MRSA Typing and Epidemiology report is now available under the AMR Surveillance menu item


8-Jan-2010

November meeting minutes now available

Minutes of the November 2009 meeting are available (for members only) under the AGAR Meetings menu item.