Highlights •Global & national AMR actions focus on infection prevention in healthcare settings. •Home & everyday life settings contribute to acquiring & spreading AMR pathogens. •Targeted hygiene protects against infections, reducing antibiotic prescribing. • Targeted hygiene helps to minimize selection pressure for AMR development globally. •Reducing AMR requires greater focus on targeted hygiene in the home & community. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to threaten global … Continue reading Reducing #antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper