The overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance
20 January 2022
As COVID-19 rages on, the pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues in the shadows. The toll taken by AMR on patients and their families is largely invisible but is reflected in prolonged bacterial infections that extend hospital stays and cause needless deaths.
Moreover, AMR disproportionately affects poor individuals who have little access to second-line, more expensive antibiotics that could work when first-line drugs fail.
Further reading: The Lancet
Author(s): Ramanan Laxminarayan
Effective Surveillance
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