Overuse of antibiotics threatens twin pandemic of superbugs and Covid-19
17 June 2020
While the world is focused on fighting Covid-19, a less obvious but equally deadly pandemic is continuing to spread across the globe largely unchecked.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat that scientists and healthcare professionals have been grappling with for a long time, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to exacerbate it in a number of ways.
Further reading: The Telegraph
Author(s): Georgina Hayes
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