Public perceptions and support for introduced microbes to combat hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance.

ABSTRACT: Hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remain major global health threats, prompting interest in microbiome-based interventions that introduce beneficial microbes or genetic interventions to control pathogens and reduce AMR genes in hospital environments. Microbiome engineering, which can use advanced biotechnology, genetics, and microbial ecology principles to restructure microbial communities, is a rapidly growing field with applications in infection control. As researchers explore deploying beneficial microbes and other genetic interventions in clinical settings like hospital sinks, public perception becomes critical to responsible implementation. This study addresses how U.S. adults perceive microbiome evaluation, and education. Drawing on a nationally represen

SUBMITTER: Cummings CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507289 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature