Abstract
Strategies to Control Community-Associated Antimicrobial Resistance among Enteric Bacteria and Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in Canada – executive Summary
Highlights
In addition to representing a significant human health impact within the Canadian community, enteric bacteria and MRSA have similar spread and control mechanisms, representing areas for common policy, intervention and other control activities
Much research exists on the control of hospital-acquired resistant infections, currently no comprehensive synthesis or review of the literature exists on the control of antimicrobial-resistant organism infections within the community
There is little synthesis of information on those infections that represent a large component of community-level impact, namely resistant enteric bacteria and community-associated methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA); these infections pose a significant health burden to Canadians
Summary
In addition to representing a significant human health impact within the Canadian community, enteric bacteria and MRSA have similar spread and control mechanisms (eg, hygiene and handwashing, sanitation, housing density and crowding, person-to-person spread and animal exposure), representing areas for common policy, intervention and other control activities. Knowledge and practice gaps exist around the control of antimicrobial-resistant infections in Canada, in the community setting. Much research exists on the control of hospital-acquired resistant infections, currently no comprehensive synthesis or review of the literature exists on the control of antimicrobial-resistant organism infections within the community.
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