Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship

Principles of responsible antibiotic use and managing resistance.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyPharmacologyPublic Health

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG15]: Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use

NICE guideline [NG63]: Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population

AAFP/AAHA Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines for Companion Animals (2022)

ACVIM Consensus Statement on Therapeutic Antimicrobial Use in Animals and Antimicrobial Resistance