eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Biomedical Research 2328-3955 2024-04-11 12 2 11 15 10.12691/ajbr-12-2-1 AJBR20241221 article Zangini Nakazwe nakazwezangini@gmail.com 1 Chipampe Lombe 1 Department of Basic Sciences, University of Lusaka, P.O Box 36711, Lusaka, Zambia Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health challenge with increased health care costs, mortality and morbidity. Over the years, microbes of clinical importance have coevolved with their hosts and have developed virulence mechanisms through mutations and horizontal gene transfer in order to compete and withstand hash environmental conditions including those posed by antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence mechanisms promote survival of microorganisms in their hosts. Several research studies have shown putative association between antimicrobial resistance and virulence but overlooked genetic link between the two. This review focuses on establishing whether antimicrobial resistance and virulence share the same genetic elements. https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajbr/12/2/1/ajbr-12-2-1.pdf Antimicrobial resistance virulence AIEC gene profile