Antibiotic Resistance and Stewardship

Principles of responsible antibiotic use and managing resistance.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyPharmacologyPublic Health

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG15]: Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use
National
NICE guideline [NG63]: Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population
National
AAFP/AAHA Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines for Companion Animals (2022)
Local
ACVIM Consensus Statement on Therapeutic Antimicrobial Use in Animals and Antimicrobial Resistance
Local