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Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal Climate change and antibiotic resistance: A deadly combination

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal

Burnham JP
2021
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 8

Climate change is driven primarily by humanity's use of fossil fuels and the resultant greenhouse gases from their combustion. The effects of climate change on human health are myriad and becomingly increasingly severe as the pace of climate change accelerates. One relatively underreported intersection between health and climate change is that of infections, particularly antibiotic-resistant infections. In this perspective review, the aspects of climate change that have already, will, and could possibly impact the proliferation and dissemination of antibiotic resistance are discussed.

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    General Exposure, Water Quality
    • General Exposure, Water Quality: Marine/Freshwater Pathogen
    Global or Unspecified Location
    Infectious Disease
    • Infectious Disease: General Infectious Disease
    Review Article
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