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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Jan. 30, 2023 | 20:04
The Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN), a department within WRAIR's Bacterial Diseases Branch, is a unique entity that serves as the primary surveillance organization for antibiotic-resistant bacteria across the Army, Navy and Air Force. The MRSN focuses on the so-called “ESKAPE-E” pathogens (Enterococcus faecium (vancomycin-resistant), Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-resistant) Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp. and Escherichia coli), the most common bacteria in humans that are associated with antibiotic resistance.
The MRSN maintains these submissions in the DOD's only large-scale repository of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial isolates, currently housing over 82,000 bacterial samples collected from patients treated across the Military Health System (MHS). The laboratory receives 800-1200 new samples every month from combat support hospitals across the world and routinely collaborates with other U.S. government agencies, allied partner nations and academic and civilian research institutions. (U.S. Army footageg by Tyra Breaux/Released)
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