Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (AROs)

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Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)
Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance (CDC)
Antimicrobial Resistance (NIAID)
Antimicrobial Resistance (Pan American Health Organization)
Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheet (NIAID)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Long-Term Care Facilities (position paper from SHEA)
Antimicrobial Use in Long-Term Care Facilities (position paper from SHEA)
Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS)
Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance: An Integrated Action Plan for Canadians (PHAC and CIDS)
Do Bugs Need Drugs?
European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS)
Guidelines for the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals (position paper from SHEA/IDSA)
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)(FDA)
Northern Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (NARP)
Safer Healthcare Now!
- A New Approach to Controlling Superbugs (NACS) Getting Started Kit
WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial Resistance Information Bank (WHO)

Annex A: Screening, Testing and Surveillance for Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms (AROs) In All Health Care Settings (from PIDAC)
Best Infection Control Practices for Patients with Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL) ( Toolkit from CHICA/APIC/ICNA)
ESBLs - Results of an Ontario-wide survey (2002) (from CCDR)
Carbapenem-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) Resources
NDM-1 Resources
- Lancet Infectious Diseases:
  - Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study (Kumarasamy, 2010)
  - The latest threat in the war on antimicrobial resistance (Pitout, 2010)
  - Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: an emerging public-health concern (Pitout, 2008)
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Q&As on New Delhi metallo beta-lactamase (NDM-1 enzyme)
- QMPLS Newsletter May 2010: "Alert: Potential emergence of new carbapenemase-producing organisms in Ontario, Canada".
- JAPI: "New Delhi Metallo-b lactamase (NDM-1) in Enterobacteriaceae: Treatment options with Carbapenems Compromised"
- U.K.: "National Resistance Alert 3: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the UK: NDM (new Delhi Metallo-)beta-lactamase: repeated importation from Indian subcontinent"
- U.S.: "Detection of Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Carrying Metallo-Beta-Lactamase -- United States, 2010"

C.difficile Fact Sheet (PHAC)
Annex C: Testing, Surveillance and Management of Clostridium difficile in All Health Care Settings (PIDAC)
Clostridium difficile Infection - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Long-term Care Facilities (PHAC)
Clostridium difficile Infection - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Management in Acute Care Settings (PHAC)
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Toolkit (PICNet)
Clostridium difficile in Long-Term-Care Facilities for the Elderly (SHEA position paper)
Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea and Colitis (SHEA position paper)

Quick Index

General ARO Resources
MRSA Resources
VRE Resources
ESBL & CPE Resources
C.difficile Resources

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