Antibiotic Resistance in Environment and its Public Health Risks in Iran

The World Health Organization (WHO), in its June 2014 report announced antibiotic resistance as one of the major challenges of the current century 1. Antibiotic resistance is responsible for the death of millions of people worldwide 2. These factors impose a heavy financial pressure on governments and individuals. Numerous reports by researchers around the world indicate that antibiotic resistance is expanding rapidly 3.