The need to use front-line antibiotics wisely has never been greater. Antibiotic resistance
and multi-drug resistant infection, driven by antibiotic use, remain major public health and …

Everyone prescribing antibiotics should consider both their clinical and public health
responsibilities. The objective should be to provide optimal patient care while at the same …

22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases London, UK, 31
March–3 April 2012 Twelve months after the WHO launched its World Health Day 2011 …

The normal indigenous flora in the oropharynx and gut characterized by a low IPI is vital for
normal physiology [5]. It produces vitamins [6], contributes to the renewal of throat and gut …

Sir, As pointed out by Dryden et al. 1 in their article 'Antibiotic stewardship—more education
and regulation not more availability?', the rising tide of healthcare-associated infections and …

Inappropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance are now major global issues.
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are increasingly being used to optimize antibiotic …

In the 21st century, we face the problems of escalating antibiotic resistance, difficult-to-treat
infections and slowed new drug development. Healthcare practitioners are increasingly …

There has been dramatic change in antibiotic use in English hospitals. Data from 2004 and
2009 show that the focus on reducing fluoroquinolone and second-and third-generation …

Expanding the range of health professionals who can supply prescription medicines has
been a policy of the UK National Health Service (NHS) since 2000, the most recent change …

Abstract The Antibiotic Stewardship and Resistance Working Groups of the International
Society for Chemotherapy propose ten key points for the appropriate use of antibiotics in …