Syndemic approach to address the burden of antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia.

1 This report demonstrates an increasing trend of AMR in the SEA region with 30% of the bacterial infections reporting resistance against first-line antibiotics. 1 The region has emerged as an epicentre of a possible “global syndemic dynamic”, where AMR is not only a biological or medical phenomenon, but an echo of entrenched inequities in terms of limited diagnostic capacity and sub-optimal health system. 2 The burden of AMR is strongly influenced by socioeconomic condition and health system infrastructure, with higher AMR levels being observed in countries with weaker health system.

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