Influence of Abiotic Factors in the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as a global challenge as many diseases are becoming difficult to treat with the existing drugs. Rapid spread of AMR in several species of bacteria has been an added factor for the higher rates of morbidit
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Antimicrobial Resistance Global Challenges and Future Interventions
Antimicrobial Resistance
Sabu Thomas Editor
Antimicrobial Resistance Global Challenges and Future Interventions
Editor Sabu Thomas Cholera and Biofilm Research Laboratory Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
ISBN 978-981-15-3657-1 ISBN 978-981-15-3658-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3658-8
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Foreword
When Dr. Sabu Thomas, the Editor-in-Chief approached me to write a Foreword for his new book entitled Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Challenges and Future Interventions I readily agreed. But with the humid weather, the assignment got procrastinated and other matters took priority. I was jolted back to reality when today’s newspaper (The Times of India, January 21, 2020) carried on its front page in huge bold fonts about the drying supply of antibiotics as a cause for concern leading the WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to announce that “Never has the threat of antimicrobial resistance been more immediate and the need for solutions more urgent.” Antimicrobial resistance or AMR as it is more commonly known has today evolved into a major problem, the world over. The major periodicals, journals, books, and magazines carry the bizarre truth of AMR. The most frightening aspect is that AMR could make easily treatable diseases life-threatening and also has the potential of converting every surgery a problem with resistance looming ahead making antibiotics a potential death threat. This book on AMR, therefore, comes at a very appropriate time and cover
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