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Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance
This article examines the rising rate of antibiotic resistance, and proposes action to reverse the trend. The authors call for leadership at international and national levels, a change in the behaviour of consumers and providers, and the development of antibacterial agents to match existing public...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: September 2008 | EN
Wellcome Focus on antibiotic resistance
A mix of factsheets, opinion pieces and case studies on antibiotic resistance in developed and developing countries, the publication looks at the history of antibiotics, the development of resistance and possible ways of combating it. Some of the pieces look at how medical staff cope with...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: July 2005 | EN
Antibiotic resistance in Africa: discerning the enemy and plotting a defense
This background piece to understanding antibiotic resistance in Africa is written in accessible language. It outlines the scale of the problem in Africa (bacterial infections cause 45 per cent of deaths) and the commonest types of infections -- tuberculosis, respiratory illnesses and sexually...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: March 2003 | EN
WHO factsheet on antimicrobial resistance
The factsheet outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance detailing the causes, consequences and factors that encourage the spread of resistance. It is ideal for people wanting a snapshot of the problem from WHO's perspective, although for more detailed information see the WHO global strategy for...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: January 2002 | EN
Antibiotic resistance as a global threat: evidence from China, Kuwait and the United States
Researchers looked at global patterns of antibiotic resistance to assess how best to tackle the problem. They looked at three geographically separated, and culturally and economically distinct countries -- China, Kuwait and the US: the theory was that if these very different countries had different...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: April 2006 | EN
Antimicrobial resistance in developing countries. Part I: recent trends and current status
The first of this two-part series looks in detail at how antibiotic resistance affects the treatment of different types of illnesses -- those that attack the gut (such as salmonella or cholera) and respiratory system (such as the tuberculosis bacterium), and the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. ...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: August 2005 | EN
Antimicrobial resistance in developing countries. Part II: strategies for containment
The second half of this series focuses on action needed to contain antimicrobial resistance. It outlines the risk factors that can lead to resistance emerging and spreading, particularly in developing countries: using poor-quality drugs or inadequate infection control in hospitals, for example. The...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: September 2005 | EN
Requirements for high impact diagnostics in the developing world
Good prescribing practices are important in tackling antibiotic resistance, and diagnostics are key to ensuring good practice. Knowing who not to treat is as important as knowing who to treat. The article reports on analyses by the Global Health Diagnostic Forum of the Bill & Melinda Gates...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: November 2006 | EN
Bad bugs, no drugs
The report focuses on the lack of antibiotics in the pharmaceutical pipeline. Until now, it says, problems of resistance have been overcome by the development of new drugs. The older ones, to which bacteria or parasites have become resistant get phased out, and the new effective ones are brought...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: July 2004 | EN
Do We Need to Put Society First? The Potential for Tragedy in Antimicrobial Resistance
The problem of antibiotic resistance is not easy to solve. In an attempt to tackle the issue, policies are being implemented with some successes. But the successes, however encouraging, will not be enough to stop the spread of resistance, say the authors. Advice to restrict the use of antibiotics...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: February 2006 | EN
Antibiotic resistance: synthesis of recommendations by expert policy groups
At WHO's behest, the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) undertook a review of 25 key reports on antibiotic resistance to identify areas of consensus in expert recommendations and to suggest ways of translating the advice into action. The reports were chosen because they were...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2001 | EN
Antibiotic resistance — the interplay between antibiotic use in animals and human beings
Antibiotics are used to prevent or treat disease or to encourage growth in animals intended for human consumption. Opinion is divided over the potential of the practice to cause health problems in people. This forum presents different perspectives from human and animal medicine experts. The...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: January 2003 | EN
Susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs
In this report, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that vigilance is needed to prevent drug-resistant malaria arising from the widescale introduction of artemisin combination therapies (ACTs) for malaria. More than 50 countries have now adopted ACTs, and they must closely monitor the...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: September 2005 | EN
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