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- Title
Antimicrobial Resistance: Addressing a Global Threat to Humanity.
- Authors
Walsh, Timothy R.; Gales, Ana C.; Laxminarayan, Ramanan; Dodd, Philippa C.
- Abstract
Healthcare facilities are transmission hot spots for AMR pathogens, fueled by inadequate adherence to appropriate infection control measures. On the current trajectory, by 2050, not only will AMR perhaps be responsible for 10 million deaths annually it will also cost the global economy over $100 trillion - figures that dwarf the impact of COVID-19 and emphasize the urgent threat of AMR. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been prioritized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity [[1]]. Of critical importance is the need for the standardized reporting of AMR infections and antibiotic use, as well as improved diagnostics such that prevalence and resistance patterns at national, regional, and local levels can be ascertained to better inform antimicrobial stewardship programs and appropriate guidelines for antimicrobial use.
- Subjects
NEONATAL sepsis; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; HEALTH facilities; DRUG resistance in bacteria; ANTIBIOTIC overuse; NEONATAL infections
- Publication
PLoS Medicine, 2023, Vol 20, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
1549-1277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004264