The continued growth of antimicrobial resistance threatens to close the window of opportunity to treat certain infectious diseases.

• What could you do to prevent and reduce antimicrobial resistance?
• Do you need to update your knowledge on this topic, change your attitude, or change the way you practice?
• Are there barriers to providing optimal care to your patients related to antimicrobial resistance?

This section of the Tool Kit provides resources to help you answer these questions as related to preventing transmission of infection in hospital settings.