More needs to be done to address common misconceptions about AMR
Globally, around 700,000 people die each year from infections resistant to the standard drugs used to treat them, and this number is projected to rise to 10 million deaths per year unless urgent, concerted action is taken to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this piece, Assistant Professor Clarence Tam and PhD student Ms Jane Lim illustrate the impact of AMR and the loss of effective antimicrobial drugs to treat infections. For example, without effective antibiotics, it will be difficult to perform advanced medical procedures that rely on antibiotics to preventRead more
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