Title: Proper Use of Antimicrobials
Supervisor: Norio Ohmagari, Director, Department of Infectious Disease; Director, AMR Clinical Reference Center; Director, Disease Control & Prevention Center; Director, International Healthcare Center, National Center of Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)
Summary: This is booklet briefly shared some information related antimicrobials / Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Its content included:
- Context of the Fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – a Global Social Issue
- Global Status of AMR – in Emerging Countries and in Developed Countries
- AMR in Society – Hospital-acquired infections , Social issue and how to delay the occurrence and prevent the spread
- What we can do to prevent AMR
- Testing for AMR
- Relationship between Antimicrobials and AMR Occurence
- Introduce of some common examples of AMR