Hong Kong Training Portal on
Infection Control and Infectious Disease

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Hospitals and Long-Term care
• World Health Organization (WHO). Antimicrobial resistance

Public Health Strategy and Event

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2019
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Antimicrobial resistance remains high – says EU report
• Public Health England (PHE). UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018
• World Health Organization (WHO). Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
• World Health Organization (WHO). UN agencies and countries unite against antimicrobial resistance
• World Health Organization (WHO). World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2017
• United States Government. National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
• United States Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Progress Report for Years 1 and 2.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Antimicrobial Resistance ACTION PLAN

Antibiotic Stewardship

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Proposals for EU guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in humans
• Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance. A public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 2012 Update
• Public Health England (PHE). Antimicrobial Resistance: resource handbook
• Public Health England (PHE). Antimicrobial stewardship: Start smart - then focus
• Public Health England (PHE). Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. Surveillance for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Options
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Summary of the latest data on antibiotic resistance in the European Union
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Europe: 2016

Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance by Diseases

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US. National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS)
• World Health Organization (WHO). A guide for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: 2017 update
• Medscape. Antibiotics: 5 Myths Debunked.