Rethinking the words hotspot reservoir and pristine in the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance

Abstract We assess three words commonly used to represent the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – ‘hotspot’, ‘reservoir’ and ‘pristine’ – through two questions: how are these terms used in published research; and how do these terms shape research being conducted? We advocate...

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Main Authors: Richard Helliwell, Isabel Ewin, Alexander D. Williams, Diane T. Levine, Andrew C. Singer, Sujatha Raman, Carol Morris, Dov J. Stekel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00080-9
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