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AMR, the next pandemic?
AMR, the next pandemic? It is now estimated 700,000 people die each year as a result of drug resistant diseases, with this number predicted to increase to over 10 million deaths per year by 2050. The current COVID-19 pandemic appears to have accelerated the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as many patients admitted to hospitals […]
Global Commitment to Diagnostic Tests to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
Add Your Heading Text Here AMR has become a top priority due to the possible global health and economic crisis that it has the potential to cause. Identifying the organisms causing the infection can help the AMR situation; diagnostics and diagnostic tests are the keys to achieving this. How do the tests work? How can […]
AMR: what’s the issue, and why is it so important?
AMR causes 700,000 deaths every year and the numbers keep growing. Antimicrobials are drugs used against different kinds of viruses, bacteria, etc.; resistance is developed through exposure to these drugs or the misuse of them. But why are antimicrobials important? Learn more about the disease and the global situation here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2016-02-07/antimicrobial-resistance-whats-the-issue-and-why-is-it-so-important
Antimicrobial resistance
AMR occurs when the medicine used to treat a person’s condition becomes ineffective and, worldwide, this has influenced the treatment options for common infectious diseases. It is fast becoming one of the greatest threats to global health How does the resistance affect the body or other diseases and how does WHO see the issue? See […]
How do we reduce antibiotic resistance from livestock?
AMR can be a source of danger for both animals and human beings. Animals are also prone to infections and antibiotics are a treatment solution for the infected ones. However, the mass use of antibiotics to protect the livestock’s health causes serious issues. How does AMR work when it comes to animals? When and how […]
AMR and diagnostics: pointing the way to better infection control
AMR has a long history: evidence of antibiotic resistance genes dates back to 10,000 and 2 billion years ago as a response to natural antibiotics. Giving pharmacists a bigger role and improving diagnostics are some of the ways we can reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics. What changed over the years that made it one […]
Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
AMR is one of the biggest health issues of the 21st century – but what else is it threatening? The unnecessary use of antibiotics has created other problems such as the careless disposal of antimicrobials. Now, this is yet another environmental issue facing our planet. How does the careless disposal of antimicrobials produce bacteria that […]
Effective IPC saves money!
Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) makes sense from a fiscal point of view, according to this UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) briefing paper: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs61/documents/infection-control-briefing-paper2
AMR: a major European and global challenge
If current trends continue, we will revert to world where simple infections are no longer treatable. See European Commission’s fact sheet about AMR: https://ec.europa.eu/health/amr/sites/health/files/antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_factsheet.pdf
The economic burden of AMR
The world needs accurate estimates of the burden of AMR threat in terms of both health and cost, and to parameterise cost-effectiveness evaluations of interventions aimed at solving this problem. See the WHO fact sheet for more information: https://www.who.int/infection-prevention/tools/IPC_AMR_A4.pdf
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): definition by WHO
What is Antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred to as “superbugs” https://www.who.int/health-topics/antimicrobial-resistance
