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Explore plain-language illustrative content spanning organisms, antimicrobial classes, resistance patterns, clinical information, epidemiology and research.

Bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae

A illustrative overview of resistance patterns, transmission context and surveillance indicators.

Educational illustrative content — not clinical guidance.

AMR terminology and abbreviations

Standard terms used in national and global AMR surveillance and policy.

AGISAR — Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance

AMC — Antimicrobial consumption

AMR — Antimicrobial resistance

AMS — Antimicrobial stewardship

AMU — Antimicrobial use

ANIMUSE — Animal antimicrobial use database

AWaRe — Access, Watch and Reserve antibiotic classification

BPPL — Bacterial Priority Pathogen List

CAP — Community-acquired pneumonia

CDSS — Clinical decision support system

CRAB — Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

DRSP — Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

EIOS — Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources

GAP — Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance

GARDP — Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership

GLASS — Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System

GLG — Global Leaders Group on AMR

IACG — Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

InFARM — International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring system

MDR — Multidrug resistance

MIC — Minimum inhibitory concentration

M&E — Monitoring and evaluation