Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings

Overview

• Final Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
• Antimicrobial Resistance In Intensive Care Units
  1999 NNIS ICU Surveillance Report
• FAQ-Antimicrobial Resistance In Non-Hospital Healthcare Settings
• Legal Issues EID Journal 1996

Resources

• CDC's Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance
  12-steps for multiple areas within healthcare settings

Resources for Laboratories

• Laboratory Testing Fact sheets and Publications
• MASTER - Susceptibility Testing Site

Prevention and Control

For more prevention and control information, refer to the list of drug-resistant infections found on this page

SHEA Position Papers

• Prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals SHEA 1997
• Antimicrobial use in Long-term Care. SHEA 1996
• Antimicrobial resistance in Long-Term Care. SHEA 1996

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