الفهرس 
Acknowledgment
1.5. Egyptian efforts to control antimicrobial resistanceOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Antimicrobialresistancerepresentsagreatglobalconcernwherecommonbacterialinfectionswillbeuntreatableleadingtogreatlossesinhumanlivesandthenationaleconomy.Theemergenceofantimicrobialresistancewasexacerbatedbythecontinuousmisuseandoveruseofantimicrobials,whichrepresentsagreatalarmglobally.Thismakesthedevelopmentofnewantibioticsandmoreresponsibleuseofthecurrentlyavailable antibioticsverynecessary.
Theantimicrobialstewardshipprogram(ASP)isamultidisciplinarycoordinatedprogramthatpromotestheappropriateuseofantimicrobials,itisoneofthemainglobaleffortstocontrolantimicrobialresistance.Thisprogramaimstooptimizeantimicrobialutilization,increasetheefficacyofcurrentantimicrobials,andimprovepatientoutcomesbyimprovingtheantimicrobialprescribingprocessanddecreasingantimicrobialconsumption.