Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

Thomas U. Berendonk; Célia M. Manaia; Christophe Merlin; Despo Fatta-Kassinos; Eddie Cytryn; Fiona Walsh; Helmut Bürgmann; Henning Sørum; Madelaine Norström; Marie Noëlle Pons; Norbert Kreuzinger; Pentti Huovinen; Stefania Stefani; Thomas Schwartz; Veljo Kisand; Fernando Baquero; José Luis Martinez

doi:10.1038/nrmicro3439

Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework

Thomas U. Berendonk, Célia M. Manaia^*, Christophe Merlin, Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Eddie Cytryn, Fiona Walsh, Helmut Bürgmann, Henning Sørum, Madelaine Norström, Marie Noëlle Pons, Norbert Kreuzinger, Pentti Huovinen, Stefania Stefani, Thomas Schwartz, Veljo Kisand, Fernando Baquero, José Luis Martinez

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Antibiotic resistance is a threat to human and animal health worldwide, and key measures are required to reduce the risks posed by antibiotic resistance genes that occur in the environment. These measures include the identification of critical points of control, the development of reliable surveillance and risk assessment procedures, and the implementation of technological solutions that can prevent environmental contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes. In this Opinion article, we discuss the main knowledge gaps, the future research needs and the policy and management options that should be prioritized to tackle antibiotic resistance in the environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	310-317
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Reviews Microbiology
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3439
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2015

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Berendonk, T. U., Manaia, C. M., Merlin, C., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Cytryn, E., Walsh, F., Bürgmann, H., Sørum, H., Norström, M., Pons, M. N., Kreuzinger, N., Huovinen, P., Stefani, S., Schwartz, T., Kisand, V., Baquero, F., & Martinez, J. L. (2015). Tackling antibiotic resistance: the environmental framework. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 13(5), 310-317. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3439

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