Communicating Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in the National Press; Lessons from Sepsis Awareness Campaigns

Clear messages from the scientific community warn of the threat to human health from increasing ineffectiveness of antibiotics as a result of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set out strategic goals to address AMR at a global level, and in the United Kingdom (UK), a report by the Review on AMR1 predicted ten million deaths from resistant infections annually by 2050.1, 2 There have been repeated warnings about its potential impact on healthcare, with multiple important medical interventions likely to be jeopardised by a lack of effective antibiotics.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research