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The Growing Crisis of Antimicrobial Resistance: Robin Patel, M.D.
Answers from the Lab
English - May 02, 2024 06:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Science laboratory medicine healthcare answers from the lab mayo clinic laboratories lab mayo clinic clinical dlmp morice pritt Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Robin Patel, M.D.,director of the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory and co-director of the Bacteriology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. They discuss antimicrobial resistance and why it’s a major global health concern.
Specific topics of discussion include:
Background information on antimicrobial resistance and why it is a growing threat to global health.What is being done to address the problem, and Dr. Patel’s work as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.How laboratorians and pathologists can advocate for continued action on antimicrobial resistance.