Dr Neil Todd

Dr Neil Todd

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Antibiotic resistance poses one of the gravest threats to human health and continued progress in provision of modern medicine. The return of untreatable infections is already a reality in many parts of the world and new treatment options are slow to emerge.

I am a Medically trained Clinical Microbiologist and have worked in the NHS since 1984 in Bristol, Leeds and York. I have long experience in managing a clinical diagnostic laboratory and providing advice for the management of the full range of human infections.

My interest in Antimicrobial Stewardship dates back to the early 1990s long before the term was coined as it has always been clear to me that controls on the use of antibiotics are crucial in limiting their adverse impacts including emergence of resistance.

I have also researched antibiotic resistance in enteric coliform bacteria with publications describing the molecular evolution of extended spectrum beta-lactamases in the UK.

During my 34 years working in the NHS the emergence of resistance amongst nearly every type of microorganism we see in our laboratory has been startling and now poses challenges on an almost daily basis in deciding how to treat infections. New options for therapy are desperately needed and ANTRUK is a vital opportunity to progress this effort.

Neil says:

“Antibiotic resistance poses one of the gravest threats to human health and continued progress in provision of modern medicine. The return of untreatable infections is already a reality in many parts of the world and new treatment options are slow to emerge.”