Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief ...
It is already likely that other diseases, like mosquito-borne diseases and water-borne diseases, will become more common as temperatures rise. Antibiotic-resistant superbugs are one of the biggest ...
Moreover, the misuse of antibiotics isn’t limited to hospitals. In the community, unwarranted prescriptions abound. A 2023 ...
These superbugs then transfer some drug-defeating genes to other bacteria causing a pandemic of superbugs. It’s a vicious ...
Superbugs are strains of bacteria which are resistant to common antibiotics and they are responsible for about 5,000 deaths ...
Cases of these “superbugs” being passed between sick ... and that number is expected to rise to 10 million by 2050 if no action is taken. The study involved 43 households in Portugal ...
Infections from drug-resistant bacteria kill more than 1.2 million people around the world every year, according to the University of Oxford, and this number is projected to rise to up to 10 ...
study suggests Drug-resistant 'superbugs' may spread between people, pets Drug-resistant infections kill more than 1.2 million people each year, and that number is expected to rise to 10 million ...
Superbugs which are 'highly-resistant' to antibiotics used by doctors have been found in British farm animals. Livestock, particularly pigs, are a reservoir for powerful new bacteria which are a ...
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose a growing threat. This looming crisis demands urgent global attention and innovative ...
Lethal and contagious, these antibiotic-resistant organisms have been termed superbugs. Staphylococci ... First observed in 1960, MRSA continued to increase slowly in the bacterial population ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU has approved a new antibiotic for serious illnesses such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections ...