Our Mission

The Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network (MRSN) is dedicated to protecting the health of the warfighter and their families through cutting-edge genomic surveillance. We achieve this by:

  • Real-time detection of hospital outbreaks using advanced genomics
  • Global tracking of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)
  • Providing precise data to inform appropriate antibiotic use
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Capabilities
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Capabilities

Molecular Biology and Sequencing Lab

  • Long and Short read Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)
  • Variety of PCR-based detection assays
  • >1,200 genomes sequenced/month

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

  • CAP-accredited
  • Specimen processing, MALDI speciation, AST, Carba5® testing, cryopreservation
  • >1,000 new isolates/month

Bioinformatics Group

  • Prospective outbreak/transmission detection
  • Automated high throughput analysis pipeline
  • >90,000 genomes sequenced

ARMoR-Database and Repository

  • >140,000 isolates from >90,000 patients across >160 facilities
  • User-friendly web interface
  • Isolate demographic and clinical laboratory data