Providing a forum for healthcare professionals and scientists actively involved in antimicrobial resistance surveillance

Aims and objectives

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health concern and being able to track the spread of this silent pandemic is of the utmost importance. The ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (ESGARS) was founded to bring clinical microbiologists, infectious diseases physicians and scientists together to be actively involved in the surveillance of AMR. Together they aim to: 

• Provide opportunity to enhance cooperation and to establish links with and between networks of resistance surveillance programs 
• Promote awareness and facilitate the early detection of emerging antimicrobial resistance
• Contribute to an understanding of the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in Europe
• Reconcile techniques used in resistance surveillance and to investigate the diversity of European techniques
• Provide an opportunity for training in resistance detection and surveillance
• Improve access to European data on surveillance