Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacteria present a frequent threat to vulnerable patient
populations in hospitals around the world. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most challenging threats in public health; thus,
there is a growing demand for methods and technologies that enable rapid antimicrobial …

Background A critical and persistent challenge to global health and modern health care is
the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Previous studies have reported a …

Given the inter-relatedness of human and animal health, plant production, food safety and
the environment in both the evolution of the AMR problem and solutions to that problem …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is now recognized as an urgent threat to human health because of
the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains associated with hospital outbreaks and …

The antibiotic ciprofloxacin is used extensively to treat a wide range of infections caused by
the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to its extensive use, the …

Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is one of the most clinically relevant species
among nontuberculous mycobacteria. MABC's prevalence has increased over the last two …

Streptococcus pneumoniae inflicts a huge disease burden as the leading cause of
community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis. Soon after mainstream antibiotic usage …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance (DR) challenges effective tuberculosis disease
control. Current molecular tests examine limited numbers of mutations, and although whole …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …