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Anti‐Microbial Drug Resistance: A Human Disaster in the Making
Author(s) -
Nicogossian Arnauld,
Zimmerman Thomas,
Kloiber Otmar,
Septimus Edward J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world medical and health policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.326
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1948-4682
DOI - 10.2202/1948-4682.1172
Subject(s) - legislation , stewardship (theology) , resistance (ecology) , human services , hygiene , health care , business , pandemic , public relations , medicine , nursing , political science , covid-19 , ecology , disease , pathology , politics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , biology
Anti‐microbial drug resistance (AMR or AMDR) is a complex multi‐dimensional and systemic failure in health education, social behavior, health care legislation and/or policies and practices. AMDR is a life threatening infection extending beyond national boundaries. Collaboration among the health care, pharmaceutical, agricultural and consumer communities is a prerequisite to ward off this unraveling human made pandemic. Education of stakeholders, proper hygiene practices, infection prevention and responsible antibiotic “stewardship” are essential strategic elements of remedial and preventive programs.