Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年11月21日 · Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年9月19日 · Antimicrobial resistance refers to microorganisms no longer responding to antimicrobial medicine such as antibiotics. This is a natural phenomenon that occurs over time through genetic changes in the microorganisms. AMR is strongly accelerated by inappropriate use of antimicrobial medicine.
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月20日 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
2017年7月27日 · Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective. When the microorganisms become resistant to most antimicrobials they are often referred to as “superbugs”.
Antimicrobial resistance WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年6月13日 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics).
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
2018年2月20日 · What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria, viruses, and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial (such as antibiotics, antivirals and antimalarials) from working against it.
Report signals increasing resistance to antibiotics in bacterial ...
2022年12月9日 · For the first time, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report provides analyses for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates in the context of national testing coverage, AMR trends since 2017, and data on antimicrobial consumption in humans in 27 countries.
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Antimicrobial Resistance | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Antibiotic resistance leads to higher medical costs, prolonged hospital stays, and increased mortality. The world urgently needs to change the way it prescribes and uses antibiotics. Even if new medicines are developed, without behaviour change, antibiotic resistance will …