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Antibiotic resistance leads to infections that are increasingly difficult to treat. Resistance can be partially curbed through responsible antibiotic use. In this thesis reponsible antibiotic use was explored by consulting different stakeholders: antibiotic prescribers, patients, public health organisations, manufacturers and regulators. Key results: Consensus on a definition and indicators for responsible antibiotic use that can beContinue reading “PhD thesis ‘Responsible antibiotic use: a multi-stakeholder perspective’”

Discriminating antibiotics from other drugs is challenging and the varied appearances of antibiotics often leads to confusion for both patients and prescribers. Improving the identification of antibiotics should support responsible antibiotic use and thereby help to curb AMR.

Check out this 2 minute video on our project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFKTMgl7U0

Dr. Chibuzor Uchea, scientific adviser at Wellcome Trust and member of the ABACUS II steering committee, wrote an article on behalf of the ABACUS II consortium.

Interested in the ABACUS findings so far? Have a look at our scientific publications.