Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
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We asked 7 global experts in microbiology and biochemistry if we are headed towards a future with no antimicrobial agents.
The challenge of antimicrobial resistance is global, but low- and medium-income countries like Nigeria face particular challenges.
Antibiotic resistance has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. Research suggests that any bacteria can develop antibiotic tolerance, and possibly resistance, when pushed to their limits.
Antimicrobial resistance kills around 700,000 people worldwide annually. It is a top-ten global health threat.
The presence of antibiotics in the environment poses a threat to global public health, food safety and human existence.
We are seeing the end of modern medicine slowly being played out due to antibiotic resistance. But we can act together to alter the situation.
Top contributors
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Cape Town
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Research Outputs Officer, University of Tasmania
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Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester
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Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology, Cornell University
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Clinical Microbiologist , Nile University of Nigeria
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Distinguished Research Professor of Microbiology, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitas Andalas
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Pesquisadora de pós-doutorado em saúde pública, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP)
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, medical microbiology, The University of Melbourne
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Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Biocchemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Consultant Microbiologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and Professor and Head of Department, Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología., Universidad de Salamanca
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
