Welcome to the Harmony IUMS Global MRSA Database

H armonisation of A ntibiotic R esistant measurement, M ethods of typing O rganisms and ways of using these and other tools to increase the effectiveness of N osocomial infection control.

HARMONY was originally a European Union DG-XII-funded Fourth Framework Concerted Action Its deliverables are now being used in several other projects in the EU. A major deliverable has now become this MRSA database. This is the pilot site which Centres will help develop for external access to query MRSA strains. Ways of working will of course continue to evolve thereafter. Nomenclature for International and National strains has been proposed in Harmony and will be explored further via the IUMS
To find out more, please visit the Harmony website

Last reviewed: 24 August 2009