The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance in the U.S.
In nearly all elements of the United States healthcare industry there were setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as an urgent global public health threat that has the potential to affect people at any stage of life, as well as the healthcare, veterinary, and agriculture industries. If antibiotics and antifungals lose their effectiveness, then we lose the ability to treat infections ...