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Antimicrobial Resistance

Note: Article series are online compilations of previously published articles, links will open in a new window to the original article.

Upfront: Resistance to antimicrobials - an increasing problem in our community

The threat of multiple drug resistant organisms in New Zealand. The first article in a series on antimicrobial resistance

Best Practice Journal, August 2010

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Antimicrobials, how should they be used in primary care?

Ideally antibiotics should be reserved for the treatment of known bacterial infection but it is well recognised that they are often prescribed empirically “just in case” or inappropriately when the infection is highly likely to be viral.

Best Practice Journal, October 2010

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Antimicrobial resistance: where are we now?

This article reviews the data currently available, which enables interventions to be targeted towards issues which are local and current.

Best Practice Journal, December 2010

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Upfront: Antimicrobial resistance - the way forward

In this final article in the series on antimicrobial resistance, we look at the way foward. Lessons learned from international interventions can be combined with local ideas for a co-ordinated national approach to address this evolving issue.

Best Practice Journal, February 2011

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