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Antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals.

As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.

AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.

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AMR Insights is committed to eliminating Antimicrobial resistance because it does not accept that millions of innocent people need to die as a result of resistant bacteria and other microorganisms.

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Upcoming events

NEW INITIATIVE TAKES ON THE ANTIBIOTIC INNOVATION CHALLENGE

The world is losing its most powerful tool in healthcare: antibiotics. The reason is rapidly rising antibiotic-resistant infections – also called antimicrobial resistance, or AMR.

09/07/2020 - 09/07/2020 | Online from Berlin

Webinar: Challenging the Anti Microbial Resistance Crises

Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat that cannot be ignored: what is being done to innovate new solutions?

23/07/2020 - 23/06/2020 | Online webinar

ESCMID/ASM Conference on Drug Development to Meet the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance

The meeting is focussed on the challenges of developing new agents for AMR that stretches from medicinal chemistry right through to the collective efforts of the international community to produce new antibiotics.

01/09/2020 - 04/09/2020 | Dublin (Ireland)

Latest news on AMR

The UK and Indonesia announces MoU on Health Cooperation and a Grant Agreement on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

The UK and Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on health cooperation and its Joint Action Plan. The two countries have also signed a Grant Agreement for the Fleming Fund partnership on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Indonesia.

Effective Surveillance

What is the most appropriate metric for the assessment of volume of antibiotic use?

One of the core elements of antibiotic stewardship is surveillance and monitoring of quantity of antibiotic use. This requires tools for measuring the quantity of antibiotic use.

Effective Surveillance

COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR

A wide-scale use of biocides for personal and environmental disinfection could be another propellant for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a global public health threat and a chronic pandemic in itself.

Effective Surveillance

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