News production—both to treat illness and “for non-therapeutic purposes, such as growth
promotion”—has become a serious concern.“This may lead to the transfer of antimicrobial …

News colonized and infected MRSA patient has been estimated at $15 723 with estimated
annual costs to Canadian hospitals of $42 million–$59 million. There has been an …

Fifteen months after the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) terminated its national
committee dedicated to tackling antibiotic resistance, the federal government continues to …

Abstract On September 21, 2016, the United Nations General Assembly held a high-level
meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Participating political leaders committed to …

SUMMARY On 7 March 2016, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (the
committee) agreed to undertake a study on the status of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in …

Background Antimicrobials are essential for the treatment and control of infectious diseases
and therefore, the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global …

Technical consultation: Strategies for global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance Page 1
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This report summarizes the results of a 2012-2013 NCCID-sponsored project that assesses
the current status of surveillance of antibiotic or antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial …

Describing the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as “a serious threat to public health and
the economy,” United States President Barack Obama has launched a government-wide …

AMR represents a major threat to human health with significant global economic and
security implications. In 2015, WHO Member States unanimously approved a Global Plan of …