Judicious Antibiotic Use in Long Term Care Facilities Program

Antibiotic Resistance

The Institute of Medicine has identified antibiotic resistance as one of the key microbial threats to human health. Since the discovery of antibiotics, many lives have been saved as a result. However, emergence of antibiotic resistance threatens to make many infectious diseases untreatable.

The following resources are available on the topic of antibiotic resistance.

• Antibiotic Resistance: Self Study Module
  Self-study training module that addresses antibiotic resistance in long-term care facilities.
  
  
• Antibiotic Resistance: Printable Handout (PDF: 218KB/ 2 pages)
  Information from the self-study training module in a printable format.
  
  
• Antibiotic Resistance: Self Assessment Quiz
  Self-study training module that addresses urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities.
  
  
• Presentation: Antibiotic Resistance in Long-Term Care Facilities (PDF: 3.32MB/27 pages) Large File Warning: may download slowly.
  
  
• Antibiotic Resistance: References and Useful Links