
The 2024 Killam Prize Honours Canada’s University Researchers (Part 2)
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Battling Antimicrobial Resistance
This chapter examines the urgent public health crisis of antimicrobial resistance, highlighting the disconnect between the growing need for new antibiotics and the pharmaceutical industry's retreat from development. It shares a personal account of a severe infection experience, illustrating the real-world implications of resistance on individual health. The discussion emphasizes innovative solutions emerging from smaller entities and academia as potential avenues to combat this escalating threat.
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