Antimicrobial resistance (AR)

Antibiotics and other antimicrobials are strong medicines designed to kill germs, such as bacteria and fungi, that cause infections in your body. Antimicrobial resistance ​(AR) occurs when germs learn how to defeat the medicines​ which makes infections difficult to treat.

Why does it matter? Every year in the US:
– 2.8 million people get antimicrobial resistant infections
– 35,000 people die from antimicrobial resistant infections
– $4.6 billion is spent ​to treat antimicrobial resistant infections