UKVDL Map of the Month: Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance cases | Photo Credit: University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria, viruses, and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial (such as antibiotics, antivirals, and antimalarials) from working against it. As a result, standard treatments become ineffective, infections persist, and can spread to others.

AMR is a real concern to the veterinary and human health world.

The University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory’s (UKVDL) new antimicrobial resistance and susceptibility map allows users to look at resistance patterns in Kentucky’s animal population that have been tested at the lab. This can help veterinarians narrow down the best antimicrobials to use for treatment.

Data is available from January 1, 2010, to present

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