Utah Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education
Provides community education to prevent the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.
Antibiotic Resistance
Examins how the overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them.
Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
A bacteriology lecture given at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases: Antibiotic Resistance
Information about a national campaign to reduce antimicrobial resistance through promotion of more appropriate antibiotic use. Includes CDC recommendations and activities.
CDC's Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings Home Page
Working to prevent antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings.
Antibiotic Resistance - Texas Department of Health
Information, educational material and resources for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE), and Vancomycin-Resistant Stapylococcus aureus (VRSA).
Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat
US FDA provides information on disease-causing organisms that have become resistant to drug therapy are an increasing public health problem.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Provides peer reviewed reference information on the physical, pharmacological, in vitro and clinical properties of individual antimicrobial agents. Site includes subscription information and tables of contents.
Antibiotics: Use Only When Necessary
Every time a person takes antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. Dr. Russell Robertson writes about repeated and improper uses of antibiotics as one cause of the increase in drug-resistant bacteria.
Jump in Drug-Resistant Germs Forecast
Article on the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs. [MSNBC]
Resistance to Antibiotics and Other Microbial Agents
Comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance and its public health consequences, commissioned by the United Kingdom Parliament, Select Committee on Science and Technology.
Antibiotics: An Untold Story
Examines how the widespread use of antibiotics has contributed to the problem of antibiotic resistance, and provides information for consumers to protect their health.
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
Information about antibiotics and their mode of action, research and surveillance on resistant microorganisms, and advice for patients and practitioners on measures to help limit the development and spread of antibiotic resistance.
Antimicrobial Resistance
Fact sheet from the World Health Organization.
Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network
Dedicated to reducing antibiotic overuse and the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause many upper respiratory illnesses.
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