Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause.

Causes of AntibioticResistance include:
- Over-prescribing of antibiotics
- Patients not finishing their treatment
- Over-use of antibiotics in livestock and fish farming
- Poor infection control in hospitals and clinics
- Lack of hygiene and poor sanitation
- Lack of new antibiotics being developed ... See MoreSee Less

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Direct Whole-Genome Sequencing of Sputum Accurately Identifies Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Faster than MGIT Culture Sequencing

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The current methods available to diagnose antimicrobial-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections require a positive culture or only test a limited number of resistance-associated mutations. A r...

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Everyone should play a role in combating antimicrobial resistance by avoiding unnecessary use of antibiotics ... See MoreSee Less

What You Can Do | Community | Antibiotic Use | CDC

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Use antibiotics safely - know what you can do to keep you and your family healthy.

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Treatment failure in case of drug resistant tuberculosis is linked to inaccurate susceptibility testing results ... See MoreSee Less

Drug susceptibility testing and mortality in patients treated for tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a multicentre cohort study

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Inaccurate drug susceptibility testing by comparison with a reference standard leads to under-treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis and increased mortality. Rapid molecular drug susceptibility test...

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Drug resistant tuberculosis is an increasing global threat but its not being given the due importance ... See MoreSee Less

Deadly drug-resistant TB a 'blinking red' global threat: non-profit group

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Tuberculosis has become resistant to anti-microbials in an estimated 600,000 cases worldwide.

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22 Feb

Direct Whole-Genome Sequencing of Sputum Accurately Identifies Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Faster than MGIT Culture Sequencing https://t.co/UqIOFI1BpP

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What You Can Do | Community | Antibiotic Use | CDC https://t.co/wuxtD4uuRs via @CDCgov

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Drug susceptibility testing and mortality in patients treated for tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a multicentre cohort study https://t.co/KvELG4jDpL

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XDR #typhoid is still spreading quickly in Sindh & Karachi, #Pakistan. Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene - alongside new typhoid conjugate vaccines - will be 🔑 to #TakeOnTyphoid and #StopDrugResistance. https://t.co/Py9sT3F7mj

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18 Feb

Interested in Global views, local problems: Innovative solutions to AMR & infection challenges? Then don't miss the opportunity to join us at BSAC Spring Conference '19. The 2 days will provide an overview of the infection management & antimicrobial resistance landscape #BSAC2019

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