Information about antibiotics and their mode of action, research and surveillance on resistant microorganisms, and advice for patients and practitioners on measures to help limit the development and spread of antibiotic resistance.

Examins how the overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them.

Information, educational material and resources for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE), and Vancomycin-Resistant Stapylococcus aureus (VRSA).

US FDA provides information on disease-causing organisms that have become resistant to drug therapy are an increasing public health problem.

Examines how the widespread use of antibiotics has contributed to the problem of antibiotic resistance, and provides information for consumers to protect their health.

Every time a person takes antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. Dr. Russell Robertson writes about repeated and improper uses of antibiotics as one cause of the increase in drug-resistant bacteria.

Fact sheet from the World Health Organization.

A bacteriology lecture given at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Information about a national campaign to reduce antimicrobial resistance through promotion of more appropriate antibiotic use. Includes CDC recommendations and activities.

Working to prevent antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings.

Examines antibiotics and their use in medicine, food, and agriculture; and environmental and public health concerns raised by antibiotic use.

Provides peer reviewed reference information on the physical, pharmacological, in vitro and clinical properties of individual antimicrobial agents. Site includes subscription information and tables of contents.

Article on the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs. [MSNBC]

Comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance and its public health consequences, commissioned by the United Kingdom Parliament, Select Committee on Science and Technology.

Provides community education to prevent the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.

Dedicated to reducing antibiotic overuse and the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause many upper respiratory illnesses.