Xiaoyan You

INTRODUCTION Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a leading global health threat of the 21st century, undermining modern medicine and straining healthcare systems. In 2019 alone, bacterial AMR was the direct cause of 1.27 million deaths globally and was associated with an estimated 4.95 million deaths, in which a drug-resistant infection played a role (1). A substantial portion of this burden was concentrated in the Western Pacific region.

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