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Taiwan
APUA-Taiwan was
founded in June of 2002. Antibiotics are widely used in Taiwan's
community healthcare settings, hospitals, and in animal husbandry.
Antibiotic resistance is prevalent. Under the leadership of Dr.
Po-Ren Hsueh, the chapter aims to restrict antibiotic use in medical
and agricultural fields and provide more information to consumers
on the impact of antimicrobial resistance on public health.
Its members were
drawn from the Infectious Disease Society of Taiwan (IDST), boasting
more than 500 members.
Prior to the founding
of APUA-Taiwan, the Society held multiple symposia on antibiotic
resistance. Taiwanese scientists and clinicians have also designed
a nationwide surveillance system to detect resistance called SMART
(Surveillance from Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan),
which collects data from 14 participating hospitals since 2000.
In 2006, there are 25 hospitals joining SMART.
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