Thursday, January 24, 2013

Antibiotic-resistant diseases pose 'apocalyptic' threat, top expert says | Society | The Guardian

 

Drug resistance is emerging in diseases across the board. Davies said 80% of gonorrhea was now resistant to the frontline antibiotic tetracycline, and infections were rising in young and middle-aged people. Multi-drug resistant TB was also a major threat, she said.

Antibiotic-resistant diseases pose 'apocalyptic' threat, top expert says | Society | The Guardian

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