The FINANCIAL First comprehensive analysis of global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) estimates resistance itself caused 1.27 million deaths in 2019 – more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria – and that antimicrobial-resistant infections played a role in 4.95 million deaths, according to University of Oxford. Estimates for 204 countries and territories confirm AMR as a global health threat, with worst impacts in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), though higher income countries also face alarmingly high levels of AMR. Rapid investment in new treatments, improved infection control measures, and optimised use of antibiotics are among the measures that can helpThe FINANCIAL First comprehensive analysis of global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) estimates resistance itself caused 1.27 million deaths in 2019 - more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria - and that antimicrobial-resistant infections played a role in 4.95 million deaths, according to University of Oxford. E
Superbugs, bacteria resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics caused 1.2million deaths could have been a factor in nearly 5million a study by experts Washington and Oxford has found.
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