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Drug-resistant infections more likely to strike women, says WHO

Drug-resistant infections more likely to strike women, says WHO

NATURE | Women might be more likely to develop drug-resistant infections than men — an under-recognized aspect of the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, according to a global review led by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report finds that more than 70% of countries do not recognize gender inequalities in national plans to tackle drug-resistant infections.

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