Tag: antimicrobial resistance
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How to test new antibiotics for Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negatives?
Antibiotic resistance is the Darwinian consequence of antibiotic use, and poor infection control in healthcare settings its Semmelweisian accelerator. The most recent mega-meta-analysis revealed that the burden due to AMR had not really increased over the last 20 years but is expected to rise in the coming years. One of…
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Good news and bad news in the fight against AMR
“Humans are locked in an arms race with microbes, but scientists are pursuing diverse approaches to keep one step ahead or slow down the competition.” This is the first sentence of the news feature ‘Five ways science is tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis’ published in Nature this week.
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How deadly is antibiotic resistance?
How can we quantify the attribution of antibiotic resistance to detrimental patient outcome? Some believe that in 2050, 10 million people will die every year because of antibiotic resistance! But is antibiotic resistance always the cause of death? And if so, how can we explain detrimental outcomes of infections treated…