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ANSORP has been successfully performing multinational projects on surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in major pathogens in Asian countries since 1996 with many publications in the international scientific journals.Through these actives, ANSORP will certainly contribute to the future control strategies of resistance problem in the AP region.

ANSORP projects & related publications and presentations

Multinational surveillance study on CA-MRSA in Asia
Title	Epidemiology and clinical impact of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Asian countries
Principle Investigator	Dr. Jae-Hoon Song (Korea)
Study Period	Sep 2004 ~ Aug 2006
Participating Countries/Areas (Centers)	Korea, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam (27 centers)
Summary	This study confirmed that methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections in the community have been increasing in Asian countries. Data also suggest that various MRSA clones have spread between the community and hospitals as well as between countries.