Antibiotic resistance is rising globally – between 2000 and 2015, antibiotic consumption in humans increased 65% when expressed in defined daily doses. Antimicrobials are also used in livestock production to maintain health and productivity. These practices contribute to the spread of drug-resistant pathogens in both humans and livestock, posing a significant public health threat. Researchers […]
By Faith Kandiye Since Zimbabwe went into lockdown on March 30th2020, I have been ‘field working’ from home. As a...
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Interventions, protocols and data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic consumption are very much in the making today. How do...
The post-antibiotic future is often imagined in terms of a return to the dark ages. In 2014, the UK government...
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Header Photo: Starting from current practice; one London-based community nurse’s storyboard of a typical day. As the largest group of...
QUICK FIX FOR CARE, PRODUCTIVITY, HYGIENE and INEQUALITY: REFRAMING THE ENTRENCHED PROBLEM OF ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE by Laurie Denyer Willis and...
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This is an absolutely terrific article by Charlotte Brives & Jessica Pourraz - must read for all interested in ways… https://t.co/eqggYOJtpS
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19 Mar 2020
Antibiotic Use around the World
Antibiotic resistance is rising globally – between 2000 and 2015, antibiotic consumption in humans increased 65% when expressed in defined daily doses. Antimicrobials are also used in livestock production to maintain health and productivity. These practices contribute to the spread of drug-resistant pathogens in both humans and livestock, posing a significant public health threat. Researchers […]
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A research object in the making: Visualising AMR...
Interventions, protocols and data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic consumption are very much in the making today. How do...
Post-antibiotic future: a return to the dark ages?
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BEYOND RESISTANCE Colloquium - Re-imagining AMR: borders, boundaries...
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Surf the net, survey popular media, read scientific publications, drink bottled water, go to a conference, swim in the river:...
Re-envisaging Infection Practice Ecologies in Nursing (RIPEN)
Header Photo: Starting from current practice; one London-based community nurse’s storyboard of a typical day. As the largest group of...
Quick fix for care, productivity, hygiene and inequality:...
QUICK FIX FOR CARE, PRODUCTIVITY, HYGIENE and INEQUALITY: REFRAMING THE ENTRENCHED PROBLEM OF ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE by Laurie Denyer Willis and...
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This is an absolutely terrific article by Charlotte Brives & Jessica Pourraz - must read for all interested in ways… https://t.co/eqggYOJtpS
RT @kaisirlin: Calling early-stage anthro/STS PhD students! In June, @katrinemkjaer and I will host an online PhD Course @ethosITU. It's ca…
RT @sophiedurrans: 🚨Are you a global health researcher in a low- or middle-income country or the UK? Apply for our new @NIHRresearch and @U…