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Emerging Infections: The Role Of Antibiotic Resistance
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Presenter: |
Carrie Horwitch, MD, MPH |
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Dr. Horwitch is the co-coordinator and instructor of the Emerging Infections of International Public Health Importance. She is an internist and Associate Program Director of General Internal Medicine Residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center. She has worked and traveled overseas and is involved in HIV specialty care.
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Date Presented: |
January 12, 2000 |
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of today's discussion are to:
- Understand the factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance.
- Study specific organisms and their resistance patterns.
- Discuss prevention and control strategies to decrease antibiotic resistance and its sequelae.
INTRODUCTION
Antibiotic resistance is now included in the new and emerging diseases. It has become a serious local, national and international public health program. During today's discussion we will look at the historical perspective of antibiotics and resistance, define the different mechanisms of resistance, talk about the factors which contribute to resistance and what we can do. For those who have an interest in this topic I recommend reading Dr. Stuart Levy's book, "The Antibiotic Paradox." Some of the information for this lecture was taken from this book and other relevant research articles.
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