Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network [3]
Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Lab Network Regional Lab testing takes place in both the Bacteriology Laboratory[4] and the Mycology Laboratory[5] (Candida)
Northeast Regional Isolate Submission (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, VT and NYC)
- Submit discordant carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE),carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) after initial testing, pan-resistant CRE/CRPA, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii
- For test orders and results[6]
- Carbapenemase gene-positive (CP) - carbapenem-resistant organism (CRO) Isolate Ordering & Shipping Instructions[7]
New York State Isolate Submission
- NYS CRE/CRPA isolate submission should include CRE, CRPA, pan-resistant CRE/CRPA, and MDR Acinetobacter baumannii
- For test orders and results[8]
- CP-CRO Isolate Ordering & Shipping Instructions[9]
AR Lab Network Regional Carbapenemase-producing Organism (CPO) Colonization Submission
- Preapproval of testing is required. Contact the AR Lab Network Core[10]
- Sampling and Shipping Instructions[11]
AR Lab Network Expanded Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (ExAST)
- Preapproval of testing is required. Contact the AR Lab Network Core[12]
- ExAST Fact Sheet[13]
Northeast Region AR Lab Network Newsletters
Learn more about the role of Wadsworth Center's AR Lab Network Core in the national Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network[18].
The Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network is proud to host training activities.