ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE - CONTROL STRATEGIES

Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide concern. Over the past several de cades, antibiotic resistance has increased to many respiratory pathoge ns as well as aerobic gram-negative bacilli. Recently, methicillin-res istant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococ cus (VRE) have become important hospital pathogens. Antibiotic resista nce is not related to a particular antibiotic structure and is not dep endent upon mechanism of antibiotic action. The volume of use per se d oes not increase antimicrobial resistance. This article discusses cont rol strategies and identifies which antibiotics are associated with th e emergence of resistant organisms.