Why Antimicrobial Stewardship Can’t Wait
Antimicrobial resistance is nothing new. Scientists have been warning of it for more than 60 years, as they started to see antibiotic resistance shortly after World War II.1 Despite what history has shown us, and despite early and ongoing warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO), here we are, in the midst of a global antimicrobial resistance crisis in the 21st century.2-6