Springtime Science 2022 - Patients vs. Pathogens: When Antimicrobials No Longer Work

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when commonly prescribed medications that could previously treat bacterial or fungal infections no longer work on infected patients, often leading to death. In 2019, at least 1.27 million people around the world died from AMR infections and in another 4.95 million deaths such infections played a part. Deaths due to AMR currently surpass diseases, such as HIV and malaria, making it one of the biggest threats to human health.

Our goal is that participants will:

• Know how microbes develop resistance to antibiotics.
• Know why AMR is a problem.
• Understand ways this can be prevented and controlled.