Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Description

The purpose of this FOA is to establish a network of reference laboratories to provide specialized laboratory-based testing and surveillance of sexually-transmitted pathogens. The primary purpose of the network is to provide timely antimicrobial susceptibility testing of N. gonorrhoeae isolates collected by GISP sentinel sites as part of the GISP protocol (see Figure). Awardees will each be a reference laboratory within this network. The network may serve as a platform for additional laboratory-based STD surveillance activities. The GISP laboratory principal investigators (PIs) will serve as consultative resources for CDC in the area of laboratory-based public health STD surveillance, clinical and laboratory aspects of N. gonorrhoeae, and antimicrobial-resistance in N. gonorrhoeae.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

CDC <br/>Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) <br/>Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) <br/>Phone: 770-488-2700 <br/>
pgotim@cdc.gov