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