Expert Round Table: Can We Beat AMR?

On the fringes of the 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam in April 2016, four eminent players in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) came around the table with Scrip to discuss the current state of play and where the most pressing needs lie.

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Joining moderator Eleanor Malone, editor of Scrip, were

This is an edited version of the round table, which was sponsored by AstraZeneca. Scrip will publish the full audio recording of the discussion in five parts. To hear part...

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