Antimicrobial resistance research in a post-pandemic world: Insights on antimicrobial resistance research in the COVID-19 pandemic

Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Gian Maria Rossolini, Constance Schultsz, Evelina Tacconelli, Srinivas Murthy, Norio Ohmagari, Alison Holmes, Till Bachmann, Herman Goossens, Rafael Canton, Adam P. Roberts, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Cornelius J. Clancy, Benedikt Huttner, Patriq Fagerstedt, Shawon Lahiri, Charu Kaushic, Steven J. Hoffman, Margo Warren, Ghada ZoubianeSabiha Essack, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Laura Plant

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance must be recognised as a global societal priority - even in the face of the worldwide challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has illustrated the vulnerability of our healthcare systems in co-managing multiple infectious disease threats as resources for monitoring and detecting, and conducting research on antimicrobial resistance have been compromised during the pandemic. The increased awareness of the importance of infectious diseases, clinical microbiology and infection control and lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic should be exploited to ensure that emergence of future infectious disease threats, including those related to AMR, are minimised. Harnessing the public understanding of the relevance of infectious diseases towards the long-term pandemic of AMR could have major implications for promoting good practices about the control of AMR transmission.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5-7
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Volume25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology (medical)

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • COVID-19
  • Research
  • Stewardship
  • Surveillance

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