ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SOLUTIONS
WITH DR. JOHN H. REX
Have you used a fire extinguisher today? Are you using one now?
Even when there isn’t a fire, you’re using a fire extinguisher. You bought it, you stored it, and you know it will work.
Antibiotics are to infections as fire extinguishers are to fires.
Fire fighters know their tools will put out the biggest of flames but the same cannot be said for physicians.
Antibiotics provide a safety net for all of health care. This safety net is beginning to fall apart because of issues like superbugs, failing agent development pipelines, and problematic economic models.
The fire department isn’t paid per fire.
You don’t buy a fire extinguisher as the fire is breaking out.
Recent Newsletters
A Nature Article, a PASTEUR Act Op-Ed, and a VERY Important Phone Number
Dear All, First, Nature published an excellent article entitled “The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology” by Gow et al. …
Raising awareness of AMR: WHO report on best approaches
Dear All, In addition to forming the inaugural WHO Task Force of AMR Survivors, the WHO has also recently released …
Support the FORWARD and PASTEUR Acts by signing a letter!
Dear All, I’ve written before about the FORWARD Act, a bill introduced last year into Congress with the goal of …
Hot meetings x 3! FDA Microbiome AdComm, Diagnostic devices, ASM-ESCMID developer meeting
Dear All, I think it’s worth a newsletter to call your attention to several upcoming meetings. In addition to the …
WHO Forming Task Force of Antimicrobial Resistance Survivors
Dear All, The WHO has announced a call for expressions of interests from AMR survivors and their caregivers to serve in …
16 Positions Available at PACCARB! Apply Now!
Dear All, The US Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB) has announced it is looking for new members! As …
