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Antibiotic Resistance

Do Bugs Need Drugs? Homepage

Scientific American article - The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance by SB Levy

Canadian Paediatric Society - Antibiotics

Northern Antibiotic Resistance Partnership

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Get Smart

Health Canada - Antimicrobial Resistance: Keeping It In the Box!

Health Canada - Antibiotic Resistance

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance

United States National Institutes of Health - The Problem of Antibiotic Resistance

United Kingdom - National electronic Library of Infection - Bugs & Drugs on the web

SciDev Net - Antibiotic resistance in developing countries

World Health Organization Antimicrobial Resistance Fact Sheet

World Health Organization - Antimicrobials: Use outside human medicine and resultant antimicrobial resistance in humans

Antimicrobial resistance in Canada

British Medical Journal Editorial on Antimicrobial Resistance

British Medical Journal (1998) Antimicrobial Resistance Theme Issue

Canadian Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (CCAR)

National Information Program on Antibiotics (NIPA)

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics

Handwashing

Canadian Paediatric Society - Handwashing for parents and kids

Canadian Health Network - The Importance of Handwashing

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - An Ounce of Prevention

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)

American Society for Microbiology

Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings

National Patient Safety Agency (UK National Health Service)

Colds, Flu and Other Respiratory Tract Infections

Health Canada - Influenza

Health Canada - FluWatch

Canadian Paediatric Society - Caring for Kids

Colds in children

Influenza in children

Croup (laryngitis)

Ear Infections (Otitis Media)

Fever and temperature taking

Infections in Child Care Centres

Strep Throat

Influenza Vaccine

American Association of Family Physicians - Self Care Flow Charts

Fever and temperature taking

Fever in Infants and Children

Ear Problems

Colds and Flu

Cough

Towards Optimized Practice - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Alberta - Patient Information

Sore throats

Ear infections

Croup

Global Awareness of Antibiotic Resistance

Antimicrobial action plan for Canada (1997)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (1999)

European Commission on Antimicrobial Resistance (1999)

World Health Organization Report (2000) Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance

Useful Association Contacts

Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada

Alberta Medical Association

Towards Optimized Practice

Alberta Pharmacists Association

Alberta Health and Wellness - Healthy U

Canadian Lung Association

Community and Hospital Infection Control Association Canada

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