Antimicrobial Resistance Management Strategy: Current Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Currently, the issues of antimicrobial therapy and antimicrobial resistance are key both for medicine and for healthcare in general for a number of fundamental rea­sons pertaining not only to the health sector but also to social, economic, and even political spheres. The problem of antimicrobial resistance requires immediate and coordinated global action. This interview discusses the main strategies to ensure rational antimicrobial therapy and manage the associated risks in the current clinical setting with Roman S. Kozlov, Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation, Rector of Smolensk State Medical University, Chief External Expert in Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Research, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Doctor of Medical Sciences.