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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the AFHSC-GEIS network

Authors: William G Meyer, Julie A Pavlin, Duane Hospenthal, Clinton K Murray, Kurt Jerke, Anthony Hawksworth, David Metzgar, Todd Myers, Douglas Walsh, Max Wu, Rosa Ergas, Uzo Chukwuma, Steven Tobias, John Klena, Isabelle Nakhla, Maha Talaat, Ryan Maves, Michael Ellis, Glenn Wortmann, David L Blazes, Luther Lindler

Published in: BMC Public Health | Special Issue 2/2011

Abstract

International infectious disease surveillance has been conducted by the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) for many years and has been consolidated within the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) since 1998. This includes activities that monitor the presence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogens. AFHSC-GEIS partners work within DoD military treatment facilities and collaborate with host-nation civilian and military clinics, hospitals and university systems. The goals of these activities are to foster military force health protection and medical diplomacy. Surveillance activities include both community-acquired and health care-associated infections and have promoted the development of surveillance networks, centers of excellence and referral laboratories. Information technology applications have been utilized increasingly to aid in DoD-wide global surveillance for diseases significant to force health protection and global public health. This section documents the accomplishments and activities of the network through AFHSC-GEIS partners in 2009.

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Title: Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the AFHSC-GEIS network
Authors: William G Meyer
Julie A Pavlin
Duane Hospenthal
Clinton K Murray
Kurt Jerke
Anthony Hawksworth
David Metzgar
Todd Myers
Douglas Walsh
Max Wu
Rosa Ergas
Uzo Chukwuma
Steven Tobias
John Klena
Isabelle Nakhla
Maha Talaat
Ryan Maves
Michael Ellis
Glenn Wortmann
David L Blazes
Luther Lindler
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue Special Issue 2/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-S2-S8

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