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Author Spotlight: Understanding and Detecting Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance by Combining Culture-Based Techniques and Genomics
Published on: July 19, 2024
Making waves: How does the emergence of antimicrobial resistance affect policymaking?
Ana Carolina Maganha de Almeida Kumlien1, Edgar González-Villalobos1, José L Balcázar1
1Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain.
Abstract:
This article considers current trends in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research and knowledge gaps relevant to policymaking in the water sector. Specifically, biological indicators of AMR (antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes) and detection methods that have been used so far are identified and discussed, as well as the problems with and solutions to the collection of AMR data, sewage surveillance lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the financial burden caused by AMR, which could be synergically used to improve advocacy on AMR issues in the water sector. Finally, this article proposes solutions to overcoming existing hurdles and shortening the time it will take to have an impact on policymaking and regulation in the sector.
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