History

ANRESIS was developed from 2000 to 2004 as part of National Research Programme 49, 'Antibiotic Resistance', of the Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2004, the antibiotic consumption database was integrated into ANRESIS. Veterinary resistance data were integrated for the first time in 2012, and since 2016, ANRESIS has also contained data on human Clostridium difficile infections. Since 2018, substantial efforts have been dedicated to improving data accessibility, enhancing usability, and providing intuitive visualisations through interactive graphics and the new ANRESIS-guide. In 2024, secure, user-restricted dashboards were introduced to display hospital- and laboratory-specific data.

ANRESIS received financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation until 2007. Between 2008 and 2015, it was co-financed by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the Conference of Cantonal Health Directors, and the University of Bern. Since 2016, ANRESIS has been co-financed by the FOPH, under whose mandate it operates, and the Institute for Infectious Diseases (IFIK) at the University of Bern.