Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten)

Sweden’s national public health agency. Manages the Swedres component of Swedres-Svarm, collecting clinical microbiology laboratory data on AMR.

Role in AMR Surveillance

  • Collects clinical microbiology laboratory data for Swedres
  • Manages SmiNet (notifiable disease reporting) and Svebar (AMR data reporting)
  • Automatic reporting of susceptibility test results from clinical laboratories
  • Covers invasive and non-invasive isolates from primary and specialist care
  • Routine surveillance for ESBL-producing E. coli