Current Topics and Challenges in Antimicrobial ResistanceCurrent Topics and Challenges in Antimicrobial Resistance
This webinar highlights the current challenges in today’s microbiology laboratory.
August 15, 2021
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There has been an increased focus on the microbiology laboratory over the past year due to Covid-19. However, antibiotic resistance has not diminished. In fact, with the more frequent usage of antibiotics for both inpatients and outpatients, antibiotic resistance has increased.
The importance of accurate MICs and susceptibility has been explained in this webinar, in the context of what antibiotic resistance is clinically relevant today. For Gram-negative organisms, carbapenem resistance and ESBL production are at critical on the World Health Organization list. Resistance to colistin is also important. For Gram-positive organisms, MRSAs and vancomycin resistance have historically been important – and continue today. There are some new antibiotics, particularly for gram-negative organisms. However, it is important to remember the basic concepts of antimicrobial stewardship so that these new antibiotics will continue to be effective.
Learning Objectives
Identify current challenges in today’s microbiology – not related to COVID
Know the importance of MICs and susceptibility testing
Know what antibiotic resistance is clinically important today – WHO Antibiotic Resistance Threats
Know some basic concepts of antimicrobial stewardship in an era of bacterial resistance
Know some facts about new key antibiotics – especially those to treat gram-negative infections
With technologies fully implemented in clinical laboratories, it would be possible to extract a large amount of information about the genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and phenome of patients.