This nebulously fluffy topic ("implications of antimicrobial resistance") is presented in the otherwise pragmatic Required Reading section simply because it has previously appeared in a college paper (Question 14 from the second paper of 2000). More recently, Question 26 from the second paper of 2017 asked the candidates something a little more sensible ("discuss strategies to limit antimicrobial resistance").
One's ability to quickly answer such a broad question would be dependent on the preparation of a prefabricated rant, loaded and ready to launch at the examiners. In order for the candidates to prefabricate such a rant, the following summary is offered. It is based on a series of interesting articles, indepth familiarity with which is not mandatory.
In point form:
Prevention of resistance development
Prevention of MRO transmission:
Prevention of clinically relevant MRO infections in colonised patients
Management of MRO infections
Increasing healthcare costs
Elliott, T. S. J., and P. A. Lambert. "Antibacterial resistance in the intensive care unit: mechanisms and management." British medical bulletin 55.1 (1999): 259-276.
Brusselaers, Nele, Dirk Vogelaers, and Stijn Blot. "The rising problem of antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit." Annals of intensive care 1.1 (2011): 1-7.
Niederman, Michael S. "Impact of antibiotic resistance on clinical outcomes and the cost of care." Critical care medicine 29.4 (2001): N114-N120.
Kollef, Marin H., and Victoria J. Fraser. "Antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit." Annals of internal medicine 134.4 (2001): 298-314.
Spellberg, Brad, John G. Bartlett, and David N. Gilbert. "The future of antibiotics and resistance." New England Journal of Medicine 368.4 (2013): 299-302.
Di Bella, Stefano, and Nicola Petrosillo. "Management of antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit setting from an international perspective."Microbiology Australia 35.1 (2014): 63-65.