Daily Archives: September 21, 2016

Selection of news and education resources on #AntibioticResistance

21 Sep, 2016 | 14:51h | UTC

 

Editorial: Time for global political action on antimicrobial resistance – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (Free full-text)

 

Antimicrobial Resistance – JAMA (Free full-text)

 

By 2050, drug-resistant infections could cause global economic damage on par with 2008 financial crisis – The World Bank (Free full-text)

 

Antibiotic resistance is the next great global challenge – we must act now – World Economic Forum (Free full-text)

 

Superbug Explosion Triggers U.N. General Assembly Meeting: Antibiotic resistance has grown so dire that it will be the subject of a dedicated global summit later this month – Scientific American (Free full-text)

 

Global pledge to stamp out drug-resistant infections – BBC Health (Free full-text)

 

In First, UN Will Consider Antibiotic Resistance: An unusual high-level meeting will determine whether the world will act together against antibiotic resistance—or ignore its importance. – National Geographic commentary (Free full text)

 

UN agrees to fight ‘the biggest threat to modern medicine’: antibiotic resistance: All 193 UN member states are set to sign a declaration to fight drug-resistant superbugs that are estimated to kill more than 700,000 people each year – The Guardian (Free full-text)

 

TED Talk: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work anymore? (Free video)

 

Antimicrobial Resistance – World Health Organization (Free resources)

 

Fact Sheet: Antimicrobial Resistance – World Health Organization (Free full text)

 

Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance – World Health Organization (Free full text)

 

Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Free resources)

 

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