AUGUST 2017- ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: THE WAY FORWARD 2017 (PART I)

August 2017- Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward 2017 (Part I) Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a micro-organism (like bacteria, virus or parasite) to stop an antimicrobial (antibiotic, antiviral, anti-parasitic) agent from working against it. As a result, standard treatment becomes ineffective, infection persists and may spread. An antibiotic is an antimicrobial agent …

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