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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ( NCIRD )

		Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (DBMD)
		Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
			Antimicrobial Resistance in the Healthcare Setting
			Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings
		Arctic Investigation Program (AIP)
			Antimicrobial Resistance in Alaska
		Protecting the Nation's Health in an Era of Globalization: CDC's Global Infectious Disease Strategy, 2002

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Federal and State Government

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ
	The Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) A research program administered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, agencies within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The mission of the CERTs is to conduct research and provide education that will advance the optimal use of drugs, medical devices, and biological products.
	Children's Health Parental pressure for antibiotics can influence pediatricians' treatment decisions
	Children's Health Educational materials do not substantially increase parents' knowledge and attitudes about the use of antibiotics
	Pharmaceutical Research Asthma patients with uncontrolled symptoms receive more antibiotics than those whose asthma is better controlled
	Clinical Evidence Shows Limited Effect of Antibiotic Treatment on Children With Acute Otitis Media.
	Clinical Decision making Researchers examine the use of antibiotics to treat acute respiratory infections in otherwise healthy adults
	Evidence-Based Medicine Using a simple set of clinical criteria is a cost-effective approach to treating suspected acute bacterial sinusitis
	Computerized guidelines reduce prescribing by hospital doctors of an expensive and over prescribed antibiotic.
	Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 43 Making Health Care Safer, A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices
	·	Impact of Changes in Antibiotic Use Practices on Nosocomial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance - Clostridium difficile and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
US Agency for International Development
	Infectious Disease Initiative Strategies and Interventions to Understand, Contain, and Respond To the Development and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
	Antimicrobial Resistance-The USDA Perspective Remarks prepared for delivery by Dr. Catherine Woteki, Under Secretary for Food Safety, before the conference on Antimicrobial Resistance sponsored by the Royal Society of Medicine Foundation, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the Tufts University School of Medicine, May 4, 2000, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
	HHS Fact Sheet: Antimicrobial Resistance: The Public Health Response
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER): Antimicrobial Resistance
	·	Proposed FDA rule on additional labeling for antibacterial drug products regarding resistance
	·	Drug Shortages (including How to Report a Drug Shortage). See also American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Drug Product Shortages Management Resource Center
	The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections FDA Consumer magazine, September 1995
	Inside FDA: When a Drug Is in Short Supply (from the FDA Consumer Magazine)
	Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM): Antimicrobial Resistance
	·	FDA announces Public Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance - October 2, 2002 - "Discussion of the 'Draft Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regards to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern'"
	·	Draft Guidance for Industry: Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs With Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern Word Version (.doc) PDF Version (.pdf)
	Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
	·	Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA, formerly Office of Drug Pricing)
	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
	·	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
		-	Antimicrobial Resistance
		-	Global Health Research
	·	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
		-	HIV Drug Resistance Program (HIV DRP)
		-	Fogarty International Center

Congressional Testimony

		Antimicrobial Resistance Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, September 20, 2000.
		Antimicrobial Resistance as a Public Health Issue Statement of Jeffrey P. Koplan, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, September 20, 2000.
		Antimicrobial Resistance Statement of James M. Hughes, M.D., Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, February 25, 1999.
		Antimicrobial Resistance: The NIH Response to a Growing Problem Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, February 25, 1999.

Professional Associations

		American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
		American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
		American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)
			Emerging Antibiotic Resistance
		American Medical Association (AMA)
			Antibiotics and Antimicrobials
		American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
			Drug Product Shortages Management Resource Center
			Shortage of Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Piperacillin - 5 November 2002
			Drug Product Availability (includes information on Vancomycin)
		American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
		American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
			Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials
		Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
		Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
		Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
		Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
		Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

Nongovernmental Organizations

		Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) Conducts educational, research and international networking activities to promote more appropriate use of antibiotics.
		CDC Foundation Nonprofit enterprise that fights threats to health by creating programs with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
		Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR) Aims to plan, implement, and evaluate outcomes of a core program and curriculum to prepare biomedical researchers to conduct interdisciplinary research.
		National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Supports research that will lead to a better understanding of the causes, cures, and prevention of infectious diseases.

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