About Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the biggest threats to global health. The misuse of antibiotics in treating infectious diseases, agricultural practices, and food production is one of the major causes of the emergence and spread of AMR. This practice puts at risk the efficiency of antibiotics in preventing and treating diseases caused by infectious bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

Resistance to several antibiotics used to treat common bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections and sepsis have been observed worldwide. These findings show that new antibiotics and alternative strategies are needed to tackle the AMR issue at a global level. Gaps in knowledge about the global spread and impact of this crisis act as barriers to the fight against AMR.

The Antimicrobial Resistance collection hosts all research outputs published on F1000Research relating to Antimicrobial Resistance and welcomes submissions in all areas connected to this field, including

• resistance mechanisms.
• antimicrobial therapy development.
• use of antimicrobials and stewardship programs
• surveillance, education, health policy and systems research.

We encourage the community to share their findings in this collection alongside other research outputs that need to be shared quickly. 

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, AMR, new antibiotics, antibiotics resistance, anti-virulence, antibiotics alternatives, antibiotics usage, antibiotics policy, infectious diseases, prevention, infection control

This collection is part of the Emerging Diseases and Outbreaks Gateway, a publishing venue dedicated to open research on Global Disease Outbreaks

Deadline for submissions: 23rd of October 2023

Any questions about this collection? Please get in contact directly with Maxine Dillon (maxine.dillon@tandf.co.uk)