 Serious work is being carried out in the world in the field of combating antibiotic resistance, reducing the prescribing of antibiotics, banning the use of antibiotics as stimulators of animal growth, improving infection control. Antimicrobial resistance is systematically monitored not only in every medical center, but also at the national level. The collected data is successfully used to implement local and national recommendations on the optimal use of antibiotics. This article was authored by Olga V. Kizl, Nina I. Gabriel Yen and Victor V. Maliv.