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26 June 2021

First AMR Preparedness Index finds UK, US top charts tackling rising antimicrobial resistance threat

26 June 2021

Dutch study finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria common in veterinary staff

25 June 2021

Prevalence and risk factors for faecal carriage of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli among slaughterhouse workers

25 June 2021

2021 AMR Preparedness Index

25 June 2021

Countries’ shortcomings in tackling antibiotic resistance spotlighted

23 June 2021

Brexit will not end scientific collaboration between the UK and EU

23 June 2021

Implementation of Pharmacist-driven Antifungal Stewardship Program in A Tertiary Care Hospital

22 June 2021

The AMR Action Fund is combating antimicrobial resistance, but much more action is needed

22 June 2021

Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Urine Escherichia coli Isolates From Adult and Adolescent Females in the United States From 2011–2019: Rising ESBL Strains and Impact on Patient Management

22 June 2021

Congress needs to fix the broken market for antibiotic development

21 June 2021

New Technique Enables Quick Identification of Potential Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

21 June 2021

Mass drug administration for the acceleration of malaria elimination in a region of Myanmar with artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria: a cluster-randomised trial

20 June 2021

Examining food production and the spread of AMR

19 June 2021

Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance through a health systems perspective

19 June 2021

Antimicrobial stewardship interventions: a practical guide (2021)

19 June 2021

Qpex Biopharma Initiates Phase 1 Study of QPX9003 Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens

19 June 2021

Factors Associated with Longer than Recommended Durations of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Ambulatory Infections in an Integrated Healthcare System

18 June 2021

Superbug fears as supermarket pig farms escalate use of antibiotics

18 June 2021

Social Science Network in AMR Roundtables One Health communications and AMR: Policy, practice & politics

18 June 2021

New Web Tool Fights Antibacterial Resistance

18 June 2021

Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

17 June 2021

A species-wide genetic atlas of antimicrobial resistance in Clostridioides difficile

17 June 2021

Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance Using Partial Genome Alignments

17 June 2021

Renewed Introduction of the PASTEUR Act Returns AMR to National Agenda

17 June 2021

Urbanization drives antibiotic resistance on microplastics in Chinese river

16 June 2021

Industrialization as a source of heavy metals and antibiotics which can enhance the antibiotic resistance in wastewater, sewage sludge and river water

16 June 2021

Measuring Antimicrobial Use Needs Global Harmonization

16 June 2021

Confidence interval methods for antimicrobial resistance surveillance data

16 June 2021

Interdisciplinary GW4 AMR Alliance is to become the UK’s leading ‘One Health’ AMR research consortium, recognised globally

16 June 2021

Exeter in GW4’s world-leading One Health approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance pandemic

16 June 2021

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance among Poultry Drug and Feed Sellers in Bangladesh

16 June 2021

Antimicrobial resistance and the food production environment: sources and control options

16 June 2021

Hope amid challenging times for antibiotic developers

15 June 2021

Biotechs are saving the world from superbugs. Can they also save themselves?

14 June 2021

Antimicrobial use, residue and resistance dissemination in freshwater fish farms of north-central Nigeria: One health implications

14 June 2021

Experimental vaccine forces bacteria down an evolutionary dead end

12 June 2021

UK pig industry posts further reductions in antibiotic use

12 June 2021

Building Social-Ecological System Resilience to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance Across the One Health Spectrum: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

12 June 2021

Influenza vaccination and antimicrobial resistance: strategic recommendations

12 June 2021

Antibiotic use in food animals can be reduced by improving their welfare

12 June 2021

Research establishes safe water thresholds for antimicrobials, to help mitigate resistance

11 June 2021

Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries

11 June 2021

FDA Finalizes Guidance to Bring Remaining Approved Over-The-Counter Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs Used for Animals Under Veterinary Oversight

11 June 2021

New WHO tools use behavioural insights to help curb the spread of antimicrobial resistance

10 June 2021

From the other perspective: Behavioural factors associated with UK sheep farmers’ attitudes towards antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance

10 June 2021

Global pharmaceutical industry response to G7 communiqués on antimicrobial resistance

9 June 2021

EPSRC funding announced to tackle resistance to antibiotics

9 June 2021

Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low and middle-income countries

9 June 2021

Urgent Action Needed to Spur Antibiotic Innovation

9 June 2021

Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) Report: 2021



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