AMR – mechanisms and spread
ny time antibiotics are used, they can contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is driven by a combination of exposure of bacteria to antibiotics, the spread of those resistant bacteria or the spread of the genes that code for resistance to other bacteria. If too many antibiotics are being used unnecessarily or misused, usefulness of these important drugs is threatened.
Everyone has a role to play in improving antibiotic use. Appropriate antibiotic use helps fight antimicrobial resistance and ensures these life-saving drugs will be available for future generations.
Articles
Infection Inspection – citizen science article
Resistance: When antibiotics don’t work – School Journal article
Webinars
Media
The antibiotic apocalypse explained – YouTube video
How antibiotic resistance moves directly germ to germ – CDC poster
Image: Poster of how antibiotic resistance spreads. Public domain