The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR)
Geoffrey Coombs A B E , Denise Daley C , Jan Bell D and on behalf of the Australian Group on Antimicrobial ResistanceA Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
B Department of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine-WA, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
C Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
D The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
E Email: G.Coombs@murdoch.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 40(2) 69-72 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA19020
Published: 18 April 2019
Abstract
The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) is a collaboration of clinicians and scientists working in diagnostic medical microbiology laboratories located across Australia. The group gathers information on the level of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria causing important and life threatening infections and is a key component of Australia's response to the problem of increasing AMR. It defines where Australia stands with regard to antimicrobial resistance in human health.
