Meeting on Global Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Invasive Candida Infections

Overview

The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) was launched in 2016 to support the efforts on implementation of the Global Action Plan on AMR. Although the GLASS early implementation phase focuses on bacterial infections in humans, it is recognized that the information gap in other types of AMR such as in invasive fungal infections must also be addressed.

The purpose of the meeting was to agree the framework for global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in invasive fungal infections for future inclusion in GLASS.

The draft framework is developed in conjunction with the work being done be the WHO Regional Office for the Americas (AMRO/PAHO) for strengthening the detection, monitoring and response to mycotic diseases and implementation of antifungal resistance surveillance in invasive mycosis in the Americas.

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