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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings: Goals for Fiscal Years 2019-2023

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Food and Drug Administration

Last Reviewed: September 2018

Workgroups: Food Safety Workgroup

This resource is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The resource explains:

  • What antimicrobial stewardship is
  • Why it’s important
  • How CVM and other stakeholders support antimicrobial management in veterinary practice settings

It also outlines CVM’s proposed 5-year plan for fighting antimicrobial resistance and ensuring that animal antimicrobial drugs are used safely and effectively.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Prevent an increase in the proportion of nontyphoidal Salmonella infections that are resistant to multiple drug classes — FS‑05
Baseline only
Prevent an increase in the proportion of macrolide antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter infections — FS‑06
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

1.

Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2018). Supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings: goals for fiscal years 2019-2013. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/media/115776/download