Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria, which leads to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality.

This webinar addresses the history of antibiotics and their current usage patterns. It describes how increasing resistance can be linked to prescription patterns, and it discusses what “Antimicrobial Stewardship” is and how it can help preserve their effectiveness.

Presented by Edward Lifshitz, MD, FACP, Medical Director of the
Communicable Disease Service, New Jersey Department of Health

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