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AMR: Antimicrobial resistance in the environment and animals
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
An infectious disease expert describes the state of AMR – and how to fight it.
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Some experts on antimicrobial resistance argue human health exists on a continuum with the environment and animal health. Priya Nori, MD, the medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at the Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, New York, discusses how these links affect antimicrobial resistance that develops when germs evolve to become stronger than the antibiotic drugs that can kill them.
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