▁in ▁resource - limited ▁settings ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁drivers ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁mis use . ▁ ▁Several ▁organizations ▁concerned ▁with ▁ant im icro b ial ▁resistance ▁are ▁lo bb ying ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁unnecessary ▁use ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁The ▁issues ▁of ▁mis use ▁and ▁over use ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics ▁have ▁been ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Inter ag ency ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁Ant im icro b ial ▁Res istance . ▁This ▁task ▁force ▁a ims ▁to ▁act ively ▁address ▁ant im icro b ial ▁resistance , ▁and ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention , ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ), ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁US ▁ag encies . ▁An ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁campaign ▁group ▁is ▁Keep ▁Ant ib iot ics ▁Working . ▁In ▁France , ▁an ▁" Ant ib iot ics ▁are ▁not ▁automatic " ▁government ▁campaign ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁marked ▁reduction ▁of ▁unnecessary ▁ant ib i otic ▁pres cri ptions , ▁especially ▁in ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁emer gence ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁resistance ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁restrictions ▁on ▁their ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁( Sw ann ▁report ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁has ▁b anned ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics ▁as