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Patient and public involvement and engagement to improve impact on antimicrobial resistance

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A step change is required in citizen awareness of the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) health crisis. But we must move beyond awareness-raising to action, directly engaging and involving patients and public in scoping, testing and scaling solutions to ensure their adoption and impact. A step change is required in citizen awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The authors propose we go further still, directly engaging and involving patients and public in scoping, testing and scaling solutions to this global health crisis.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55410-8

Authors: Emily Scott-Dearing, Vanessa Carter, Michael Corley, Philip Mathew, Ara Darzi

Institutions: Imperial College London, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, World Health Organization

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Subfield: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,990