pCURE: Targeting plasmids to reduce the burden of antibiotic resistance
Alessandro M Lazdins, Claire E Miller, Mark A Webber and Christopher M Thomas, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, UK Antibiotic resistant infections have been recognized as a major global health problem that is intensifying due to the...
“Is that all?” Very little investment needed to save US$ 100 trillion in AMR costs!
An interview with Lord Jim O’Neill, Chair, The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, by Garance Fannie Upham, Editor, AMR Control Question: The Review on AMR has emerged as a major expertise and advocacy group globally in the movement to face antimicrobial resistance...
In the era of antimicrobial resistance, safety-engineered injection devices can decrease the burden on countries’ healthcare systems
In this commentary we highlight the problem of unsafe therapeutic injections and its harmful effects on patients’ lives.
Diagnostic innovation for antimicrobial resistance
Bacterial and viral infections are often clinically indistinguishable and cannot be managed appropriately without the aid of diagnostic tests. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can be used at the point of care to guide appropriate treatment and reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Medical value of the rapid MRSA/SA screening in emergency surgery
This article looks at the impact of Staphylococcus aureus on patients and shows how it can lead to greater cost burdens and longer stays in hospital.
Welcome
All around the world, antimicrobial resistance is now seen as a major problem and the emphasis is shifting from mere acknowledgment of the situation to positive action. The G7 Health Ministers, quoted above, have declared how they will approach solving this global...
Antibiotics and resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants
Tong Zhang, Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, the University of Hongkong, China Antibiotics have been discharged into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for decades. As a result, multiple classes of antibiotics have been widely detected in different WWTPs...
Introduction by Jean Carlet
Dr Jean Carlet, President, The World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance (WAAAR) 22 March 2016 This book is the second edition of AMR Control, which is published annually. Like the 2015 volume, it contains papers written by highly recognized international...