SARI update articles are available here:
Other relevant documents/sections on the HPSC website include:
- Healthcare – associated infection and Infection Control
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Antimicrobial consumption surveillance
- Hand Washing / Hand Hygiene
- Care Bundles
- HPSC Annual Reports
The following websites have useful information on antimicrobial resistance for patients, health professionals and the general public:
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- UK Health Protection Agency (HPA)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- The Northern Ireland Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan (AMRAP)
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has useful links to background material and articles on antimicrobial resistance
- The UK Department of Health has links to strategy documents and general information on antimicrobial resistance
- The 1999 North/South Study of MRSA in Ireland
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