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Many of the traditional treatments for common infections are no longer effective because of the fast-growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, first associated with hospitals, but increasingly widespread in the community.  Antimicrobial resistance is now a global problem of major concern.  The Center for Interdisciplinary on Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR) was initially funded in 2004 by a planning grant from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health (Grant # P20 RR020616).  The Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR) is now an established, ongoing Center supported by the Columbia University School of Nursing.  In 2007, four projects affiliated with CIRAR were by the National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, and one was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  CIRAR continues to prepare biomedical researchers and others in interdisciplinary research with a focus on the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance.

Contact CIRAR:

Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC
Director, CIRAR
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-0723
Fax: 212-305-0722
E-mail: ell23@columbia.edu