‘The silent tsunami facing modern medicine’ – Antimicrobial Resistance
The fight against infections caused by microorganisms especially bacteria has seen many ups and downs ever since the introduction of penicillin in the 1940s. Micro-organisms have survived thousands of years by their ability to adapt to antimicrobial agents via spontaneous mutations or transfer of genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs naturally over […]