Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance Poses Global Threat, WHO Says
Howard Larkin
Abstract
High levels of antimicrobial resistance are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections and increasing treatment resistance for several common bacterial infections, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobialResistance (ecology)Intensive care medicineMicrobiologyAntibioticsEcologyBiologyAntibiotic Use and Resistance