The agency awarded five association members for their research to detect, prevent, and treat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Essential hospitals across the country have made commitments to improve antimicrobial stewardship through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge.

This yearlong global initiative challenges governments, private industries, and nongovernmental organizations to commit to reducing antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

This training details approaches to controlling antibiotic resistance in health care settings; participants must sign up for a free Medscape account.

This second segment of a no-cost, online training course focuses on outpatient antibiotic stewardship and communicating with patients; participants can receive up to eight hours of continuing education credit.

The agency outlines a five-step containment process and provides resources for health departments, labs, and health care providers.

Health care professionals who complete the four-part web training program are eligible to receive up to eight hours of continuing education credit.