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The fight against antimicrobial resistance: progress and challenges

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 15 November 2023 - Categories: Antimicrobial resistance
Blue and white antibiotics scattered on a blue surface

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - when microbes evolve to resist the medicines designed to kill them - is an urgent global threat. In England, resistant infections rose by 4% in 2022 after decreasing during the pandemic. Action is needed to curb …

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Antibiotic Guardian: Professional roadshows and public debates

Posted by: Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Posted on: 2 October 2015 - Categories: Antimicrobial resistance

As part of activities for the Public Health England led Antibiotic Guardian campaign, we are hosting a series of roadshows for healthcare professionals and debates for the public so we can hear directly from you. Antibiotic Guardian is an important …

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Lets work together to preserve our antibiotics

Posted by: Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Posted on: 14 September 2015 - Categories: Antimicrobial resistance

Later this month we're relaunching Antibiotic Guardian. This ongoing campaign first launched in September 2014 and encourages members of the public and healthcare professionals to make a pledge to state how they will personally help to conserve our antibiotics. Antibiotic Guardian is …

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10 reasons YOU should be worried about antibiotic resistance

Posted by: Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Posted on: 18 November 2014 - Categories: Antimicrobial resistance, Health Protection, Uncategorized

Antibiotics are essential for treating many infections but they’re losing their effectiveness. Bacteria are fighting back by adapting and finding ways of surviving the effects of our medicines. The bugs...

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