The Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit (SACU) provides the antimicrobial resistance reference service for Wales, offering resistance mechanism determination and therapeutic guidance.
SACU is also the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) Testing laboratory, collaborating with the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) to develop EUCAST disc diffusion methods and breakpoints. The unit also provides expert advice regarding susceptibility testing from laboratories around the UK as well as organising 2x 3-day workshops and 2x 1-day conferences each year.
The research side of the unit collaborates with many academic institutions and commercial businesses on European wide clinical trials and studies, acting as the central laboratory. Clinical trials and studies focus on reducing antibiotic use in primary care; using SACU expertise in microbiology and antimicrobial resistance detection. The unit offers novel antimicrobial evaluation and validation of commercial products.
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Specialist Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Unit |
Public Health Wales Microbiology |
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Public Health Wales Microbiology Cardiff |
Cardiff |
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University Hospital of Wales |
DX 6070100 |
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Heath Park |
Cardiff 90 CF |
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Cardiff |
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CF14 4XW |
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Tel: 029 21 842 170 (lab) |
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Tel: 029 21 843 610 (office) |
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Email: SACU@wales.nhs.uk |
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Hours of operation: |
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Monday – Friday 08:30 - 17:00 |
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Reference Service staff:
Research & Development Staff:
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