Antimicrobial resistance: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Issue 2 (28th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hardie, Kim R.
• Editors: Reece, Richard
• Is Part Of: Emerging topics in life sciences. Volume 4:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 129
• Page End: 136
• Publication Date: 2020-05-28
• Subjects: antibiotic -- antimicrobial resistance -- bacteria -- biofilms; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 570.5
• DOI: 10.1042/ETLS20190194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2397-8554

Abstract

Abstract : As the Royal Society for Biology (RSB) was forming 10 years ago, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was being heralded as the next threat with a magnitude on a par with global warming. Just a few years later, in 2016, Jim O'Neill's report was published laying out recommendations for tackling drug-resistant infections globally. Where are we now, and what are the challenges ahead? As a slow burner, how will the impact of AMR compare against the recent rapid devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how can we channel some of the good things that come from it (like the awareness and technique of effective hand hygiene) to help us combat AMR speedily and definitively?