
About Antimicrobial Resistance | Antimicrobial Resistance | CDC
Jan 31, 2025 · AR happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. That means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Resistant infections …
Antimicrobial resistance - Wikipedia
This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resistance), viruses (antiviral resistance), parasites (antiparasitic resistance), and fungi (antifungal resistance).
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 21, 2023 · Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and …
Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update - The Lancet
Sep 18, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly bacterial AMR, has become a crucial global health threat, jeopardising the efficacy of treatment and prevention of infections.
Antimicrobial resistance emerges as a slow-moving global pandemic
Dec 24, 2025 · This new review paints a sobering picture of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR), tracing how bacteria and fungi are evolving faster than medicine can respond.
Antimicrobial Resistance: Definition, Causes & Prevention
Antimicrobial resistance happens when microbes (like bacteria and fungi) are able to outsmart medications providers use to treat them. This can happen naturally or when certain medications are …
The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050 if left unaddressed, posing a severe threat to global health and modern medicine. This review analyzes the …
What Is Antimicrobial Resistance? - JAMA Network
Jul 17, 2025 · Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of germs to evade the treatment effects of antimicrobial drugs.
Antimicrobial Resistance Causes & Prevention
Apr 18, 2025 · Over time, some pathogens have acquired resistance to multiple classes of antimicrobial medications. When a pathogen is resistant to at least 1 antimicrobial from 3 or more different …
Invisible killer: What is antimicrobial resistance? - UN News
Sep 25, 2024 · AMR occurs when microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.