The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action
The overuse and inappropriate use of antimicrobials have led to environmental waste and drug shortages. This challenges the ecological and economical sustainability of our healthcare system and worsens antimicrobial resistance.
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9097d7651aa4fafa4b59115f05b16a32025-01-27T14:30:22ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2025-01-01510.1017/ash.2024.496The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to actionMildred Nelson0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4300-1385Sarah B. Green1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5502-1533Sujit Suchindran2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6300-6491Lucy S. Witt3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1475-6952Division of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USADivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USADivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USADivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USAThe overuse and inappropriate use of antimicrobials have led to environmental waste and drug shortages. This challenges the ecological and economical sustainability of our healthcare system and worsens antimicrobial resistance.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X24004960/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Mildred Nelson Sarah B. Green Sujit Suchindran Lucy S. Witt The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action |
| title_full | The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action |
| title_fullStr | The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action |
| title_full_unstemmed | The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action |
| title_short | The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action |
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