Antibiotic Resistance


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Antibiotic Resistance

		A Growing Threat Bacteria and other microorganisms that cause infections are remarkably resilient and can develop ways to survive drugs meant to kill or weaken them. This antibiotic resistance, also known as antimicrobial resistance or drug resistance, is due largely to the increasing use of antibiotics. More... Veterinary/Industry Information Approval Withdrawal for Enrofloxacin in Poultry (July 2005) HTML PDF (1,829 KB) Antibiotic resistance information (FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine) Antibiotic resistance monitoring (NARMS--National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System)				General Background Drug information (FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance home page (CDC) Overview (CDC) Questions and answers (CDC) Prevention tips for consumers (CDC) Antimicrobial resistance information (NIH) Antibiotic resistance fact sheet (NIH) Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Washington state health dept.) When the Antibiotics Quit Working... (University of Wisconsin) **(Note: FDA is not responsible for the content of Web pages found at these links, which are provided solely for information. These links do not imply an endorsement of these organizations by FDA or the federal government.)			Education Resources Consumer Education Materials Animated Video Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work (CDC) Recommendations/ Strategies FDA Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force --Conclusions (Dec. 2000): HTML PDF Treatment Guidelines (CDC) Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (CDC) CDC site for NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System) Project ICARE (Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology) (CDC/Emory University) More information/archives**

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