Climate change and antibiotic resistance: a deadly combination

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Abstract

Climate change is driven primarily by humanity’s use of fossil fuels and the resultant greenhouse gases from their combustion. The effects of climate change on human health are myriad and becomingly increasingly severe as the pace of climate change accelerates. One relatively underreported intersection between health and climate change is that of infections, particularly antibiotic-resistant infections. In this perspective review, the aspects of climate change that have already, will, and could possibly impact the proliferation and dissemination of antibiotic resistance are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalTherapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • antibiotic resistance
  • antimicrobial resistance

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