CDC's Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings Home Page  
   Working to prevent antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings.
   http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/healthcare/default.htm

Antibiotic Resistance  
   Examins how the overuse antibiotics and bacteria can become resistant to them.
   http://whyfiles.org/038badbugs/

Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat  
   US FDA provides information on disease-causing organisms that have become resistant to drug therapy are an increasing public health problem.
   http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/anti_resist.html

CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases: Antibiotic Resistance  
   Information about a national campaign to reduce antimicrobial resistance through promotion of more appropriate antibiotic use. Includes CDC recommendations and activities.
   http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/

Antibiotics: An Untold Story  
   Examines how the widespread use of antibiotics has contributed to the problem of antibiotic resistance, and provides information for consumers to protect their health.
   http://www.prairiepublic.org/features/healthworks/antibiotics/index.htm

Antimicrobial Resistance  
   Fact sheet from the World Health Organization.
   http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact194.html

Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics  
   A bacteriology lecture given at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
   http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact330/lecturebactres

Environmental Media Services: Antibiotic Resistance  
   Examines antibiotics and their use in medicine, food, and agriculture; and environmental and public health concerns raised by antibiotic use.
   http://www.ems.org/antibiotics/sub2_antibiotics.html

Resistance to Antibiotics and Other Microbial Agents  
   Comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance and its public health consequences, commissioned by the United Kingdom Parliament, Select Committee on Science and Technology.
   http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199798/ldselect/ldsctech/081vii/st0701.htm

Jump in Drug-Resistant Germs Forecast  
   Article on the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs. [MSNBC]
   http://www.msnbc.com/news/882890.asp

Wisconsin Antibiotic Resistance Network  
   Dedicated to reducing antibiotic overuse and the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause many upper respiratory illnesses.
   http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/warn/

Utah Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education  
   Provides community education to prevent the increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.
   http://utahaware.com

Antibiotic Resistance - Texas Department of Health  
   Information, educational material and resources for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE), and Vancomycin-Resistant Stapylococcus aureus (VRSA).
   http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/ideas/antibiotic_resistance/

Antibiotics: Use Only When Necessary  
   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 bacteri
   http://www.healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002356.html

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents  
   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.
   http://www.harcourt-international.com/journals/ijaa/