- Consultant Microbiologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and Professor and Head of Department, Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
We asked 7 global experts in microbiology and biochemistry if we are headed towards a future with no antimicrobial agents.
We asked 7 global experts in microbiology and biochemistry if we are headed towards a future with no antimicrobial agents.
Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but resistance is a big challenge – and it’s possibly being exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
Some viruses even tend to be more common in the summer than in the winter.
Our measures to stay safe during the pandemic may have made us more susceptible to other respiratory illnesses.
Hand washing isn’t just ‘hygiene theatre’.
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