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06/09/2010

Highlights of Past U.S. Response to Antimicrobial Resistance (PDF)

Compiled by IDSA, this document details the highlights of the U.S. response to antimicrobial resistance to date.

06/09/2010

Rep. Matheson's Introduction Statement (PDF)

Text from Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT2) introduction of the STAAR Act before the 1st Session of the 111th Congress on May 13, 2009.

05/13/2009

H.R. 2400, House-version of the STAAR Act (PDF)

Text of the House version of the STAAR Act, H.R. 2400, from the United States Government Printing Office.

05/13/2009

STAAR Act: Options for Improving Access to Antimicrobial Consumption Data in the U.S. (PDF)

IDSA explores options for improving access to antimicrobial consumption data in the United States, as a component of the STAAR Act.

05/13/2009

STAAR Act Rationale for Establishing the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Research Network (PDF)

The STAAR Act would establish the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Research Network (ARSRN)--a network of sites intended to hasten progress on the understanding and control of antibiotic resistance.

05/13/2009

STAAR Act Brief Summary (PDF)

A brief summary of the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act, by IDSA.

05/13/2009

STAAR Act Background Document (PDF)

IDSA address the problem of increasing antimicrobial resistance and the proposed solution in the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act.

05/13/2009

STAAR Act Highlights (PDF)

A list of highlights from the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act, compiled by IDSA.

06/19/2007

IDSA Letter to NIAID and CDC Requesting a Strengthened Federal Response to Antimicrobial Resistance (PDF)

In a letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID, and Julie Gerberding, CDC, IDSA called for the creation of an NIH/CDC joint antimicrobial resistance strategic research plan as well as the joint establishment of an Antimicrobial Resistance Clinical Research and Public Health Network as proposed in the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act.

Public Health Service Act Section 319E (PDF)

Current law, which the STAAR Act would modify.

STAAR Act Questions and Answers (PDF)

Frequently asked questions about the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act, from IDSA.

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