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Infection control can be considered at the practice (e.g., hospital), national, and global levels. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers are working here and abroad to inform, establish, and use infection control measures and national programmes to improve outcomes. 

Researchers include: 

• Professor Alison Holmes:  Local, national and international practice
• Dr Aula Abbara: Systems strengthening to tackle AMR in low resource/ conflict settings
• Dr Nim Arinaminpathy: National TB control programmes 
• Professor Darius Armstrong-James: Anti-fungal stewardship services and national stewardship roles (ESPAU, NHSE adviser)
• Professor Paul Aylin: Use of data in the management and monitoring of healthcare in the UK and internationally
• Dr Gabriel Birgand: Knowledge and perception of AMR among  healthcare professionals
• Dr Sara Boyd: Use of resistance surveillance, diagnostics, stewardship, and pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) to improve antimicrobial therapies for patients
• Professor Graham Cooke: Policy on antibiotic use 
• Dr Nick Croucher: Mathematical modelling of AMR, including the impact of vaccination 
• Dr Frances Davies:  Optimising the care of patients with multi-drug resistant organisms; translating research findings back to patient care
• Professor Francis Drobniewski: TB/HIV programme development and implementation locally, nationally and internationally
• Healthcare-associated infections, infection prevention and control
• Dr Johanna Rhodes:  Infection control measures against C. auris in hospital
• Professor Chris Toumazou: DNA Electronics (DNAe): point of care sequencing for AMR in Sepsis, using semi-conductors ()
• : Collaborative workshops with farmers, veterinarians, and policymakers to foster sustainable practices, addressing the root causes of AMR and ensuring long-term livestock health and productivity