Prevalence and Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance

Authors

  • David A. Dargatz Prevalence and Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Paula J. Fedorka-Cray USDA:ARS Richard Russell Research Center, Athens, GA,
  • Kenneth E. Peterson USDA:FSIS Emerging Pathogens and Zoonotic Diseases Division, Washington, DC
  • Kathy Hollinger FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD
  • Nora E. Wineland USDA:APHIS Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Ft. Collins, CO
  • Linda Tollefson FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD
  • Kathy Ferris USDA:APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19995441

Keywords:

antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial use practices, human health care, agricultural health care

Abstract

Concerns about antimicrobial resistance have grown in recent years, becoming a truly global issue today. In addition, the antimicrobial issue is not limited to either the agricultural or human health care arenas. The World Health Organization has seated several consultancy groups to discuss the implications of antimicrobial use and resistance development. The National Academy of Sciences also has taken up the issue of antimicrobial use and resistance. Numerous other groups have held public and private meetings to discuss various aspects of antimicrobial resistance. Though there is little consensus regarding the roles of various antimicrobial use practices in the development of resistance that can impact public health, there is widespread recognition that the issue merits further study. There is a sense of urgency in our need for more data and information.

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Published

1999-09-23

Issue

1999

Section

General Sessions