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National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
(NARMS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Antibiotic
Resistance - What can be done to slow antibiotic resistance? |
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| NARMS Home
> FAQ
Antibiotic Resistance
> What
can be done to slow antibiotic resistance?
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| Decreasing unnecessary or imprudent antibiotic use
will decrease the pressure on organisms which are exposed
to them to become resistant. Ongoing efforts in human
and veterinary medicine are needed to decrease the misuse
and overuse of antibiotics, so that the efficacy of
antibiotics is preserved for as long as possible. For
example, medical and veterinary professional organizations
have issued recommendations to promote appropriate therapeutic
use of antibiotics by physicians and veterinarians.
A Task Force of 11 government agencies issued a Public
Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
in 2001. The Public Health Action Plan and annual progress
reports on implementation of the plan are available
at www.cdc.gov/drugresistance.
Additional information concerning food safety issues
related to antimicrobial resistance can be found at
the FDA's
Center for Veterinary Medicine website.
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Date:
June 1, 2005
Content source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED)
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