Antibiotic Use in Low and Middle-Income Countries and the Challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance in Surgery

• Main Authors: Massimo Sartelli (Author), Timothy C. Hardcastle (Author), Fausto Catena (Author), Alain Chichom-Mefire (Author), Federico Coccolini (Author), Sameer Dhingra (Author), Mainul Haque (Author), Adrien Hodonou (Author), Katia Iskandar (Author), Francesco M. Labricciosa (Author), Cristina Marmorale (Author), Ibrahima Sall (Author), Leonardo Pagani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a phenomenon resulting from the natural evolution of microbes. Nonetheless, human activities accelerate the pace at which microorganisms develop and spread resistance. AMR is a complex and multidimensional problem, threatening not only human and animal health, but a...