Managing antimicrobial resistance

• Bugs & Drugs: an antimicrobial reference guide for healthcare professionals. It is the recommended reference for the management of infectious diseases and appropriate antimicrobial use. It is peer-reviewed, evidence-based, and frequently updated.
  
• Do Bugs Need Drugs?  is a community education program about handwashing and responsible use of antibiotics.  Materials are available for healthcare professionals and the public that explain why antibiotic resistance is an issue and steps to prevent antibiotic resistance from developing.
  

Managing urinary tract infections

Guidance

• Urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities (Toward Optimized Practice: Alberta website that helps physicians and practice teams implement evidence-based practices to enhance the care of their patients)
  
• Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Residential Care (Providence Health Care guidance document)
  

Academic papers

• Effect of a multifaceted intervention on number of antimicrobial prescriptions for suspected urinary tract infections in residents of nursing homes: cluster randomised controlled trial (on BMJ)
  
• Reducing antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria among noncatheterized inpatients: a proof-of-concept study (on PubMed)
  
• Doing the right thing for asymptomatic bacteriuria: knowing less leads to doing less (on PubMed)

Managing respiratory tract infections

Guidance

• Pneumonia: Nursing home acquired (Toward Optimized Practice: Alberta website that helps physicians and practice teams implement evidence-based practices to enhance the care of their patients)