id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-347544-ym7uiqy5 Strathdee, Steffanie A Confronting antimicrobial resistance beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US election 2020-09-29 .txt text/plain 1076 58 39 6 In 2015, the White House released a comprehensive action plan for the USA proposing milestones to curtail antibiotic misuse and accelerate new antimicrobials and vaccines. 5 The US Federal Government could accelerate progress on its AMR national action plan in several ways: first, by permanently ceasing use of medically important antibiotics in agribusiness; second, by supporting antibiotic stewardship programmes; third, by encouraging the development of new antibiotics through bipartisan initiatives such as the Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act, 10,13 which some legislators have proposed as part of a COVID-19 relief bill, as well as the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Up Surging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act, which incorporates an antibiotic subscription programme similar to that in the UK; and, finally, by simultaneously investing in innovation to identify and evaluate other anti-infectives. Priorities for the National Action Plan on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria ./cache/cord-347544-ym7uiqy5.txt ./txt/cord-347544-ym7uiqy5.txt