Research Notes on Antimicrobial Resistance
Many diseases are increasingly difficult to treat because of the emergence of drug-resistant organisms, including HIV and other viruses; bacteria such as staphylococci and E. coli which cause serious infections in hospitalized patients; bacteria that cause respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis; food-borne pathogens such as salmonella; sexually transmitted organisms such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Candida and other fungi; and parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum which causes malaria.
Fast Facts:
- Antimicrobial resistance has been called one of the world's most pressing health problems.
- The number of bacteria resistant to antibiotics has increased in the last decade.
- Repeated and improper uses of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug resistant bacteria.
Top Resources on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics
- MedicineNet: The History of Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance
- Medical News Today: Strategies To Address Antimicrobial Resistance (Oct. 1, 2007)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): General Information About Antimicrobial Resistance
- Wikipedia: Drug Resistance
- MedTerms: Definition of Antimicrobial Resistance
- World Health Organization (WHO): Antimicrobial Resistance from Food Animals
- Bio-Medicine: Confronting the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (Mar. 10, 2008)
- Reuters: Food Can Pass Resistant Bacteria to People: EU (Apr. 17, 2008)
- New York Times: Drug Resistance, Explained (Mar. 27, 2008)
- New York Times: Germ Fighters May Lead to Hardier Germs (Oct. 30, 2007)
- PubMed Central: Antibiotic Resistance as a Global AThreat: Evidence from China, Kuwait and the United States
- US Department of Health and Human Services: CDC's Role in Monitoring and Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance (Jun. 24, 2008)
- Science Daily: Confronting The Challenge Of Antimicrobial Resistance (Mar. 12, 2008)
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- Contributor: Deborah Hays
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- Last update: Oct. 1, 2008
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