The Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network (ARLN) is a group of

laboratories A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which science, scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as s ...

of the United States

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the National public health institutes, national public health agency of the United States. It is a Federal agencies of the United States, United States federal agency under the United S ...

established to supplement the work of local and state public health laboratories in the identification and research of

antibiotic resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from antimicrobials, which are drugs used to treat infections. This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resis ...

. It was created as part of the CDC's ''National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria''. In the United States, antibiotic resistance causes illness in 2 million people and 23,000 deaths. One of the purposes of the ARLN is the identification of resistance mechanisms. Clinical samples are not routinely tested because it is not needed for patient-level decisions and insurance companies will not reimburse providers.

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Antimicrobial resistance organizations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {{US-health-org-stub