英国国家审计署：2025年政府如何处理抗菌素耐药性的调查报告（英文版）

Antimicrobial medicines, including antibiotics, are widely used to treat infections and prevent their spread. An inevitable consequence of using antimicrobials is that pathogens (organisms which cause disease) evolve to develop resistance to them. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is common around the world, driven in part by misuse and overuse of antimicrobials. This is a major public health concern because it means antibiotics and other antimicrobials may be ineffective, both today and increas