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AUGUST 13, 2024

New antimicrobials and pipeline agents key

Strong Weapons Needed to Combat AMR

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is everyone’s problem, according to Robert A. Bonomo, MD, who spoke at MAD-ID 2024, in Orlando, Fla. By 2050, growing AMR will be responsible for 300 million deaths globally, according to a report commissioned by the U.K. government (bit.ly/3VPwU8j). These sobering numbers are why a strong pipeline for antimicrobial medications is needed.

“We all know that AMR is not getting any better,” said Dr. Bonomo, the senior associate