Page Content APHL works with CDC and public health laboratories to ensure that our members are prepared to detect and respond to resistant infections. APHL supports public health laboratories in combatting antimicrobial resistance by assessing capability and capacity, conducting training and liaising with clinical laboratory partners. APHL also participates in multi-organizational efforts to release guidance, develop educational materials for laboratories and sponsors forums for public health and clinical laboratories to foster a seamless exchange of specimens and information.Public Health Labs and the AR Laboratory Network In 2016, CDC established the Antimicrobial (AR) Laboratory Network, which is comprised of 56 public health laboratories. Using conventional and advanced methods to detect and characterize antimicrobial resistant organisms, the AR Lab Network detects changes in resistance and helps identify outbreaks of antimicrobial diseases.In addition to enhanced capacity in 50 states, five large cities, and Puerto Rico, seven of the public health laboratories were designated as regional laboratories to provide nationwide coverage for complex antimicrobial resistance testing. The AR Lab Network also includes the National Tuberculosis Molecular Surveillance Center located at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services which performs genotyping for all TB cases in the US. APHL supports the AR Lab Network with communications, fellowships and liaising with public health and laboratory partners. APHL also supports electronic test ordering and resulting from regional labs back to submitters and to CDC and provides technical assistance in implementing electronic laboratory reporting protocols. AR Lab Network Regional Laboratories Northeast Region: Wadsworth Center (NY)Mid-Atlantic Region: Maryland Public Health LaboratorySoutheast Region: Tennessee State Public Health LaboratoryMidwest Region: Wisconsin State Laboratory of HygieneCentral Region: Minnesota Department of Health Public Health LaboratoryMountain Region: Utah Public Health LaboratoryWest Region: Washington Public Health Laboratory AR Lab Network Resources Quarterly NewslettersFebruary 2022, June 2022, September 2022 Educational Resources CRO Breakpoint Implementation Toolkit APHL Communications SHARPening Efforts Against Antibiotic ResistanceA Game-Changer in the Fight Against Antibiotic ResistanceAre Antibiotics Making Printers Great…Again? Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Requires Clinical and Public Health Response It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again.