The world of medicine changed dramatically with the discovery of antibiotics. When antibiotics were introduced in the 1940s, infectious diseases, which had dominated the field of healthcare for centuries, became treatable and deaths preventable. But today, antibiotic use is being threatened by antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that are difficult to defeat using available antibiotics.
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- Explore the topic of antimicrobial resistance, and how it's a global threat that leads to millions of deaths each year and poses a serious risk to healthcare as a whole.
- Discover the main factors that continue to influence the rise of AMR across the world.
- Learn actionable strategies you can take to address AMR in your care setting today.
- Review the roles that clinical microbiologists, advanced diagnostics and research play in the battle against AMR.
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