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Antibiotic resistance requires research with a holistic perspective

Page reviewed:  09/06/2025

A policy brief where researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) recommend three decisions to meet the goals of the national strategy for the fight against antibiotic resistance 2020–2023 and generate research with a clear cross-sectoral One Health perspective (in Swedish).

The government's strategy for the fight against antibiotic resistance 2020–2023 emphasises that collaboration between the authorities, industry and research is necessary for a good infection situation and low antibiotic use in Swedish animal production. In this policy brief, researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) recommend three decisions that we believe are necessary to meet the goals of the national strategy and, in the long term, generate research with a clear cross-sectoral One Health perspective.