Antimicrobial resistance – priority or political interference?

‘Antimicrobial resistance ... within a wide range of infectious agents is a growing public health threat of broad concern to countries and multiple sectors. Increasingly, governments around the world are beginning to pay attention to a problem so serious that it threatens the achievements of modern medicine. A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill – far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century’, or so say the World Health Organization [1]. But does the evidence support this view and should we be concerned in veterinary practice? Does what we do and do the choices we make really have an impact on human health? The answer to all of these questions is obviously a resounding ‘yes’ ...