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The '''Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics''' (APUA) is a non-profit organization founded in [[1981]] by Dr. [[Stuart B. Levy]], Professor of Medicine at [[Tufts University]] and headquartered in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. APUA’s mission is to strengthen society’s defenses against [[infectious disease]] by promoting appropriate access and use to antimicrobial  agents ([[antibiotic]]s, [[antiviral]]s, anti[[malaria]]ls etc.) and controlling [[antibiotic resistance|antimicrobial resistance]] on a worldwide basis. APUA has a network of affiliated chapters in over 50 countries, and conducts applied antimicrobial resistance research, education, capacity building and advocacy at the global and grassroots levels.

Wide-scale misuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials and related resistance to these drugs is challenging infectious disease treatment and health care budgets worldwide. Antimicrobials are uniquely societal drugs because each individual patient use can propagate resistant organisms. APUA’s provides information to individuals, doctors and policy makers aimed at preserving the power of these agents by preventing infection, reducing drug resistance and increasing the effectiveness of treatment for infectious diseases, including acute [[bacteria]]l diseases, [[tuberculosis]], [[AIDS]] and [[malaria]].

== Trivia ==
*The union's acronym means "help" in [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

==External links==

*[http://www.apua.org APUA web site]

[[Category:Antibiotics]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in the United States]]



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