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Name:	Antibiotic Resistance Guidelines
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Contents Foreword by Prof.Emmerson Section one An overview of antimicrobial resistance Background Implications History Incidence Antimicrobial use Measures to prevent the transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria Strategies for controlling antibiotic resistance References Section two Science of antimicrobial resistance organisms Introduction Staphylococcus aureus Enterococcal species Streptococcus pneumoniae References Section three Clinical significance and antimicrobial therapy Guidance from the microbiology laboratory Specimens Laboratory processing Infection or colonisation Colonisation Clinical relevance of antibiotic sensitivity tests Empirical therapy Section four Treatment of specific micro-organisms Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRP) References Section five Management of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals and community settings Hospital setting Community settings Risk assessment The chain of infection Standard infection control precautions Applying standard Infection control precautions in practice References Section six Glossary
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