The problem of multidrug-resistant pathogens is not confined to one country or one speciality. The following organisations are actively involved in addressing this issue:
American Society for Microbiology
The oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world. Over 43,000 members.
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
BSAC publishes the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC) - one of the leading journals in the field.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The world's leading organisation on infectious disease.
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
With members in 93 countries, ESCMID is Europe's leading organisation relating to microbiology and infectious diseases.
Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)
The world's largest infectious disease meeting.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
A leading society and major publisher of position papers relating to infectious diseases.
International Society for Infectious Diseases
The 20,000 members are very much focused on the educational needs of developing countries.
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
The leading US organisation dealing with infection control and prevention.