Founded as a non-profit global organization in 1981, APUA’s mission is to strengthen society’s defenses against infectious disease by promoting appropriate antimicrobial access and use and controlling antimicrobial resistance on a worldwide basis. With affiliated chapters in over 50 countries, APUA stands as the world’s leading global organization conducting applied antimicrobial resistance research, education, capacity building and advocacy at the global and grassroots levels. Antimicrobials are uniquely societal drugs because each individual patient use can propagate resistant organisms affecting entire health facilities, the environment and the community. Wide-scale antimicrobial misuse and related drug resistance is challenging infectious disease treatment and healthcare budgets. APUA’s goal is to improve antimicrobial policy and clinical practice worldwide so as to preserve the power of these lifesaving agents. Our programs seek to reduce drug resistance and improve the effectiveness of treatment for acute bacterial diseases, tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria in the industrial and developing world. Report on APUA IDSA 2004 Symposium, "Facing the Next Pandemic of Pan-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli" GAARD 2005 Shadow Epidemic: The Growing Menace of Drug Resistance Consumer & Patient Information Healthcare consumers can help by understanding antibiotics and following their doctors advice. more--> Healthcare Practitioner Information Healthcare practitioners can help by more careful diagnosis and prescription of antibiotics. more--> Research & Surveillance Researchers can help by producing data to improve healthcare practice and public health policy. more--> ROAR, an international research network and website on reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (ROAR) in non-pathogenic bacteria. Ecology Review of the relationships between antibiotic use in humans, animals, agriculture, and aquaculture and the effects on humans, animals, and the environment. more--> International Antibiotic resistance: a global issue. Because of cross-continental travel of both humans and goods, antibiotic resistant bacteria are spread from one country to another. more-->			News in Brief Ubiquitous “Innocent” Bacteria Seen as Massive Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance See APUA Press Release Alert: prevent resistant Staph Infections See Further Information New APUA Report: Global Drug Resistance. See Executive Summary. Collaboration sought with colleagues who have produced data relevant to ROAR. See Further Information. GAO Report Recommends Data Collection on Animal Antimicrobial Use May 24, 2004 See Further Information. Drug-Free Food McDonald's decision to remove antibiotics from meat products. (July 14, 2003) See Further Information. New Wave of Community MRSA in Boston and in San Francisco alarms Doctors. See Further Information. FDA issues Final Rule on Labeling Requirements for Systemic Antibacterial Drug Products Intended for Human Use. See Further Information. NCQA proposed HEDIS performance measures on appropriate antibiotic use. See Further Information. "AMR Model Interventions Under the Microscope" -- special focus in most recent issue of the APUA Newsletter. APUA's FAAIR Report: a scientific analysis of antibiotic use in animals.. more news--> Get Involved! Donate to or join APUA APUA Newsletter Write for our newsletter Work for us--job opportunities Meetings calendar International Events Publications: read about antibiotic resistance Educational material Tools
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