Antimicrobial Resistance in New Zealand
Date published:
21 Sep 2016
An updated New Zealand position paper on antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand has been released.
This New Zealand position paper outlines the international context of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It identifies three examples of multiple drug resistant organisms common in New Zealand and examines ways in which health professionals can contribute to local actions to combat antimicrobial resistance, through antimicrobial stewardship and enhanced infection prevention and control activities.
The paper has been developed by the New Zealand Adult Medicine Division Committee and the New Zealand Policy & Advocacy Committee. It also underwent a peer review by Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at the University of Auckland, Mark Thomas.
The RACP believes a national, evidence-based approach, coordinated by central government and involving Ministries, District Health Boards, hospitals and primary care, the private sector and the public is vital to contribute to the global effort to combat AMR.”