Kirsty Sands

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Scientific Lead, Global Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Research, University of Oxford

A computer illustration of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Getty Images

November 20, 2024

Maria Nieto-Rosado, University of Oxford; Katy Thomson, University of Oxford; Kirsty Sands, University of Oxford, and Timothy R Walsh, University of Oxford

In 2022 2.4 million new-born babies died of sepsis worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance could pose a further risk.

A computer illustration of bacteria of different shapes. Getty Images

November 18, 2024

Nadine Dreyer, The Conversation

Ten million people could die in 2050 if there are no decisive efforts to contain antibiotic resistance.

Babies born with colistin-resistant bacteria may have a higher chance of acquiring future drug-resistant infections. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto

August 5, 2024

Kirsty Sands, University of Oxford; Edward AR Portal, University of Oxford; Owen Spiller, Cardiff University, and Timothy R Walsh, University of Oxford

Resistance may have emerged from the increasing use of colistin in agricultural settings in Nigeria.