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This fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about infections with antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, includ... Details >

National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Antibiotics, also known as antimicrobial drugs, are drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria or other microbes to resist the effects of an antib... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Also available in: Chinese-Traditional   

There are many different kinds of bacteria which are constantly changing. When a bacteria becomes "resistant" to an antibiotic, that medicine can no longer kill that bacteria.... Details >

FCMS International Office  

Disease-causing microbes that have become resistant to drug therapy are an increasing public health problem.... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

You can protect yourself and your family by knowing when you should use antibiotics and when you shouldn’t.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

Here you can find general information about antibiotic resistance and how to prevent it. While antibiotics should be used to treat bacterial infections, they are not effective against viral infections... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics. "Staph" infections occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities... Details >

National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Also available in: Spanish 

This document offers information on multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB), tuberculosis that is resistant to at least two of the best anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. Learn what you can do to preven... Details >

Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

This page has information on drug-resistant infectious agents, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).... Details >

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

A newer form of staph infection, known as CA-MRSA (for community-acquired, or community-associated Staphylococcus aureus) has appeared with increasing frequency and is now epidemic within certain comm... Details >

Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics