Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan

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Public health action plan developed by an Interagency Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance that was created in 1999 to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Chairs[edit]

The task force is co-chaired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, and Health Resources and Services Administration.

List of antibiotic resistant organisms[edit]

Antibiotic resistance mechanisms
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms

Urgent Threats[edit]

  • Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter
  • Candida auris
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
  • Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Serious Threats[edit]

  • Drug-resistant Campylobacter
  • Drug-resistant Candida
  • ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae
  • Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)
  • Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Drug-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella
  • Drug-resistant Salmonella serotype Typhi
  • Drug-resistant Shigella
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Concerning Threats[edit]

  • Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococcus
  • Clindamycin-resistant Group B Streptococcus

Watch List[edit]

  • Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Drug-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Drug-resistant Bordetella pertussis



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