Emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant organisms: Think globally and act locally

作者：Tseng Shu Hui; Lee Chun Ming; Lin Tzou Yien; Chang Shan Chwen; Chang Feng Yee^*

来源：Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection, 2011, 44(3): 157-165.

DOI：10.1016/j.jmii.2011.03.001

Multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae with resistance to carbapenems conferred by New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1) are increasingly recognized as a global public health issue.(1-8) The World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen antimicrobial resistance as its theme for World Health Day-7 April 2011.(9) The organization strongly recommends that governments focus control and prevention efforts in four main areas including surveillance of antimicrobial resistance; rational antibiotic use, which includes educating health care workers and the public about the appropriate use of antibiotics; introducing or enforcing legislation related to stopping the selling of antibiotics without prescription; and strict adherence to infection prevention and control measures, including the use of hand-washing measures, particularly in health care facilities to limit the spread of multi-drug resistant strains and reduce the generation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.(10-15)

• 出版日期2011-6
• 单位长春大学