Editorial: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance - A One Health Approach
Ghassan M. Matar, Antoine Andremont, Wael Bazzi
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a life threatening and a very serious global health problem. There is an increasing alarming concern regarding the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) superbugs. Infections emerging from such pathogens are in most cases unresponsive to treatment with few, if any, antimicrobial agents currently available and effective. This issue is causing the development of two eras, a pre-antimicrobial agent era and raises concerns regarding a post-antimicrobial agent era, where the last resort antimicrobial agents are not potent to treat infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative MDR strains.
Topics & Concepts
Antibiotic resistanceClinical microbiologyMicrobiologyAntimicrobialMedicineBiologyIntensive care medicineAntibioticsAntibiotic Use and ResistanceGut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research