Antimicrobial Resistance: Community and Hospital
- Author:
Farhad Fakhrudin Vasanwala
;
Hsu Li Yang
;
Goh Lee Gan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
multidrug resistant organisms, infectious disease
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2014;40(1):11-17
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increases the morbidity, mortality and costs of treating infectious diseases. (Hawkey and Jones, 2009)1. The threat from resistant organisms is now a global problem, both in the hospital and to some extent in the community. The key drivers are: medical care complexity; widespread antimicrobial use in animal husbandry; antimicrobial contaminated food distribution; international travel, and food distribution of food contaminated with multidrug resistant organism. Strategies for infection control are: good understanding of what needs to be done, consistent application of infection control measures, use of “search and destroy” techniques; and effective antimicrobial stewardship. This paper reviews the current issues and potential solutions.
