Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) resources and links

• National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS)
• National Antimicrobial Usage Surveillance Program (NAUSP)

The links below provide information on Australian AMS and infection prevention and control work.

Disclaimer: These links are provided for convenience only and should not be construed as an endorsement by the Commonwealth of Australia; conversely omissions should not be construed as non-endorsement.

• Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
• Australian Society for Antimicrobials
• Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases
• Communicable Diseases Network Australia
• National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy
• National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic

The links below provide information on AMS and infection prevention and control work from around the world.

Disclaimer: These links are provided for convenience only and should not be construed as an endorsement by the Commonwealth of Australia; conversely omissions should not be construed as non-endorsement.

• World Health Organization – Antimicrobial Resistance
• Centers for Disease Prevention and Control – Antibiotic Prescribing and Use
• UK Health Security Agency – Antimicrobial resistance
• NICE – Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group
• Video – Why is Antimicrobial Stewardship important?
• Video –  What do we do when antibiotics don’t work anymore?