Establishing a Center of Excellence for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

This project will establish an AST Center of Excellence for serving countries in Africa, covering pathogens in humans, livestock and aquaculture. The Center will support both human and veterinary clinical microbiology laboratories in Africa in all aspects of AST, including the development of standard operating procedures, offer training, provide support for troubleshooting, and perform comparison and quality control across manufacturers.

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Resource type: Project summary

Date: 18. July 2023

Author: ICARS

Region: Africa

Sector: Environment

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