Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS): Current Status, International Collaboration, and Future Directions for a Comprehensive Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 87 - 96
• Main Authors: Kajihara, Toshiki, Yahara, Koji, Hirabayashi, Aki, Shibayama, Keigo, Sugai, Motoyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 31.03.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Drug resistance; International cooperation; JANIS; Laboratories; Microbiology; Nosocomial infection; Nosocomial infections; Surveillance; Surveillance systems; Webs; Japan; JANIS; database; surveillance; antimicrobial resistance

Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS) is one of the largest national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance systems in the world. The JANIS Clinical Laboratory division collects comprehensive specimen-based data from diagnostic microbiology laboratories of participating hospitals to...