Marie-Cécile Ploy
Professor of Microbiology at the University of Limoges and Head of the Bacteriology, Virology and Hygiene Department at Limoges Teaching Hospital
Antimicrobials play an essential role in human and animal health by facilitating the treatment of infections and diseases. Whereas bacterial infections were the leading cause of death in 1940, they now account for just 2% of deaths in present-day France. But the emergence of treatment-resistant pathogens risks reversing this trend. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide today, behind malaria and AIDS. Exacerbated by misuse of antimicrobials and aided by their contamination of the environment, the WHO has identified antimicrobial resistance as one of the ten biggest threats to global health.
