World health day 2011: antimicrobial resistance and practical solutions.

World Health Day 2011: combating antimicrobial resistance.

Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance: imperative for chest physicians.

W orld Health Day is celebrated every year on the 7th of April as a major advocacy event promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for all ministries of health worldwide. The aim is to bring a specific topic of great importance to national and international attention. This year, the selected theme is antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a serious threat to the care and control of all ...

Leaked internal report criticizes government oversight of antimicrobial resistance.

sight of antimicrobial resistance is sorely plagued by deficiencies, according to a draft report prepared by officials at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The internal government report, Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada: A Gap Analysis, argues that the government needs to tackle a series of “key” deficiencies in its current efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Those in...

Aminoglycoside Resistance in ICUs: Are We Running out of Drugs, for Bad Bugs

Many classes of antibacterial drugs are currently available for physicians to use, however the plan of antibiotic development has slowed during the last decade. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance as one of the 3 most important problems for human health. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem worldwide, especially in hospitals, where resistant orga...

Aminoglycoside Resistance in ICUs: Are We Running out of Drugs, for Bad Bugs

Many classes of antibacterial drugs are currently available for physicians to use, however the plan of antibiotic development has slowed during the last decade. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance as one of the 3 most important problems for human health. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem worldwide, especially in hospitals, where resistant orga...