Multiplex Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance represents a critical public health priority addressing the global threat of bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotic classes. Detection of resistance genes and mechanisms in clinical, veterinary, and environmental bacterial isolates enables understanding of resistance prevalence, tracking of emerging resistant strains, and prediction of treatment outcomes in infected patients. Surveillance data guides clinical treatment guidelines, informs infection control strategies, and documents resistance trends over time for policy-making. High-level resistance surveillance requires identification of multiple resistance mechanisms simultaneously, as bacteria frequently carry genes conferring resistance to several antibiotic classes.