AR Lab Network Regional Lab testing takes place in both the Bacteriology Laboratory and the Mycology Laboratory (Candida)
Northeast Regional Isolate Submission (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, VT and NYC)
- Submit discordant CRE/CRPA after initial testing, pan-resistant CRE/CRPA, and MDR Acinetobacter baumanii
- For test orders and results
New York State Isolate Submission
- NYS CRE/CRPA isolate submission should include CRE, CRPA, pan-resistant CRE/CRPA, and MDR Acinetobacter baumanii
- For test orders and results
AR Lab Network Regional CPO Colonization Submission
- Preapproval of testing is required. Contact the AR Lab Network Core
- Sampling and Shipping Instructions
AR Lab Network Expanded Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (ExAST)
- Preapproval of testing is required. Contact the AR Lab Network Core
- ExAST Fact Sheet
Northeast Region AR Lab Network Newsletters
Learn more about the role of Wadsworth Center's AR Lab Network Core in the national Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network.
The Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network is proud to host training activities.
Program Updates
Two of Wadsworth Center’s Own Receive National Awards
At this year’s annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), two Wadsworth Center scientists were honored.
Elizabeth Nazarian, MT (ASCP) received the Silver Award for her contributions including her work to establish the Northeast Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory at Wadsworth Center, her role in developing over 50 laboratory developed tests and authoring 40 papers.
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Two of Wadsworth Center’s Own Receive National Awards
Catharine Prussing, Ph.D., M.S. spotlighted by the Association of Public Health Laboratories
Please read about Kate's transition from APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellow to Research Scientist at Wadsworth Center in the time of COVID-19 on page 21 of Lab Matters.
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Catharine Prussing, Ph.D., M.S. spotlighted by the Association of Public Health Laboratories
Nod to Wadsworth Center Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory
The Summer 2019 issue of the Association of Public Health Laboratories' (APHL) publication Lab Matters features an article recognizing the work of the Wadsworth Center's Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network (AR Lab Network) - Northeast Regional Lab.
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Nod to Wadsworth Center Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory
Souvenirs: What did you bring home from your last trip to the hospital?
The stuff we carry around says a lot about us. If I were to dump my purse right now, you'd find a shell from my last trip to the ocean, a garnet from a hike up north and a penny pressed from an amusement park. Bacteria tell us a lot about themselves from the stuff (genes) they carry around as well. Just as you can tell where I've been from the contents of my purse, scientists can tell where bacteria have been from the contents of their genes.
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Souvenirs: What did you bring home from your last trip to the hospital?
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance with Printing Technology
Wadsworth Center's Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Regional Laboratory was chosen by CDC as one of four labs in the AR Lab Network to serve as a pilot site, "printing" with new drugs rather than ink, in order to find the most effective antibiotic.
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Fighting Antibiotic Resistance with Printing Technology
Wadsworth Center Welcomes Two New Fellows to the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network
2017 marks the first year the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has sponsored fellows in the Antimicrobial Resistance Track.Per the sponsors, “The fellowship’s mission is to introduce scientists to public health laboratory science while building the workforce needed to detect and respond to existing and emerging forms of [antibiotic resistance] AR.”
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Wadsworth Center Welcomes Two New Fellows to the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network
Wadsworth Center Trains Laboratorians from Seven States to Test for Antimicrobial Resistance
Members of Wadsworth Center’s Bacteriology Laboratory, along with a guest lecturer from the CDC, provided a 2-day classroom and hands-on workshop in culture, susceptibility and DNA detection of antibiotic resistant bacteria for 12 laboratory professionals from 7 state public health laboratories.
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Wadsworth Center Trains Laboratorians from Seven States to Test for Antimicrobial Resistance