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Health matters: preventing infections and reducing AMR

This professional resource outlines the importance of infection prevention and control and how it can contribute to reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 13 November 2017

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Health matters: preventing infections and reducing antimicrobial resistance

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Every infection prevented reduces the need for and use of antimicrobials, which in turn lessens the potential for development of resistance. In the UK, the current rising threat from drug resistant organisms is from Gram-negative bacteria. Infections caused by Gram-negative organisms are increasing. This professional resource outlines the importance of infection prevention and control and how it can contribute to reducing antimicrobial resistance.

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Published 13 November 2017