Tag: antimicrobial resistance
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Good news and bad news in the fight against AMR
“Humans are locked in an arms race with microbes, but scientists are pursuing diverse approaches to keep one step ahead or slow down the competition.” This is the first sentence of the news feature ‘Five ways science is tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis’ published in Nature this week.
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How deadly is antibiotic resistance?
How can we quantify the attribution of antibiotic resistance to detrimental patient outcome? Some believe that in 2050, 10 million people will die every year because of antibiotic resistance! But is antibiotic resistance always the cause of death? And if so, how can we explain detrimental outcomes of infections treated…