What is pan drug resistance and why is it a global threat?
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Globally, bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was directly responsible for 1.27 million deaths in 2019 and contributed to 4.95 million deaths [1.7.3]. A key question in this crisis is, **what is pan drug** resistance (PDR)? It represents the most extreme form of AMR, where bacteria are resistant to all available antibiotics [1.3.3, 1.4.1].
