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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.1 An estimated 4.71 million deaths were associated with bacterial AMR in 2021—this is predicted to rise to 8.22 million deaths in 2050.2 Uren et al highlight the critical contribution of modern war and war-wounded casualties to the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)3. Contributing factors include explosive injuries often contaminated with soil and environmental debris, prolonged evacuation, and limited opportunities for early decontamination, facilitating difficult-to-treat infections to emerge.