Development of infections resistant to antibiotics is a threat to modern healthcare. Our vision is to help eradicate the spread of antibiotic resistance.
A challenge to modern healthcare that concerns everyone, everywhere
Almost everybody today have antibiotics to thank for the life or health of a loved one. Antibiotics makes routine procedures safe and advanced treatments possible. When infections become resistant to antibiotics, we lose our ability to treat them.
Does antibiotic resistance matter in a viral pandemic?
At first sight, a viral disease such as covid-19 has little to do with antibiotic resistance. Those who remember their biology classes will know that antibiotics work only to treat bacterial infections. However, there can be a connection between the occurrence of resistant bacteria and how bad a viral pandemic becomes.
Why prevention?
Prevention is needed to slow down resistance development to a pace where development of new treatments can keep up
Prevention is neglected, especially approaches such as infection prevention in vulnerable groups and low-income settings
Prevention is possible – as demonstrated by great geographical variation in resistance burden
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