This factsheet highlights the issues surrounding antimicrobial use in older people and provides information for older people, their families and their carers.

This resource outlines what antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is, and how we need to limit our use of antimicrobials – such as antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics – to reduce the risk of drug-resistant infections and impact of AMR. It also outlines potential patient harms to the individual and the broader community from...

On 27 August 2021, the Commission released the Fourth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health (AURA 2021).