Background: Only recently has the environment been clearly implicated in the risk of
antibiotic resistance to clinical outcome, but to date there have been few documented …

The extensive use of antibiotics leading to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance poses
high health risks to humans, but to date there is still lack of a quantitative model to properly …

Antibiotics are vital in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases but when released into
the environment they may impact non-target organisms that perform vital ecosystem services …

Molecules with antibiotic properties, produced by various microbes, have been around long
before mankind recognized their usefulness in preventing and treating bacterial infections …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to become the leading cause of
death by 2050 with antibiotic resistance being an important component. Anthropogenic …

There is growing understanding that the environment plays an important role both in the
transmission of antibiotic resistant pathogens and in their evolution. Accordingly …

Background: Many bacteria of clinical importance survive and may grow in different
environments. Antibiotic pollution may exert on them a selective pressure leading to an …

Antibiotic resistance is a pervasive global health threat. To combat the spread of resistance,
it is necessary to consider all possible sources and understand the pathways and …

Antibiotic resistance and its environmental component are gaining more attention as part of
combating the growing healthcare crisis. The One Health framework, promulgated by many …

The overuse and abuse of antibiotics have contributed to the global epidemic of antibiotic
resistance. Current evidence suggests that widespread dependency on antibiotics and …