Chair: Dr Deborah Williamson
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest public health threats of the modern age. As the prevalence of resistance increases, modern health systems and treatments that rely heavily on antibiotics such as organ transplantation, intensive care and neonatology are compromised, and may lead to a return to the ‘dark ages of medicine’.
Over recent years, several factors have combined to create a ‘perfect storm’ for the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. These include: