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Antituberculosis-drug resistance trends 1995-2001

Please note: As of 1 July 2025, the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) is the new name for the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). Research and reports published prior to this date may reference the organisation’s former name.

Summary

This report describes some of the trends in antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand. It uses data routinely collected and generated as part of ESR’s ongoing surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. Two data sources were used for this trend analysis: (1) antimicrobial resistance data from hospital and community diagnostic laboratories, and (2) data generated at ESR from the ongoing surveillance of resistance among invasive pathogens and Salmonella referred to ESR.

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