Hospitals 'high risk' for drug-resistant infection

ANTIMICROBIAL resistance (AMR) is common in hospitals and associated with a higher risk of death, a study has found.

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Dr Daniel Pan, a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) doctoral research fellow at the University of Leicester, said. “Hospitals are high-risk environments for acquiring drug-resistant infections because many patients receive antibiotics and have invasive procedures.