My doctoral project aims to understand how knowledge about antimicrobial resistance circulates between laboratories, surveillance and care settings in Québec. It examines how this knowledge is interpreted, the relationships of trust involved and the constraints affecting its use.
Central question
How does microbiological knowledge become a basis for action on antimicrobial resistance?
Proposed approach
An ethnographic study across several settings is planned. It will examine practices, exchanges and documents involved in producing and using microbiological knowledge. Field sites and study arrangements are still being defined.
Knowledge and decisions
The focus is on the conditions under which scientific information becomes relevant, credible and actionable in care or public health settings.