For decades my research showed the dangers of unique strains of resistance, and this week we heard of another threat. But there’s been a breakthroughIn 2007 I was accused of being a “sensationalist and scaremonger” by the UK Department of Health’s chief nursing officer after I’d said the problem of antibiotic resistance affected thousands of hospital patients – and would gather much worse if something wasn’t done.
Two years ago I felt vindicated when England’s chief medical officer stated that “the rise in antibiotic resistance is comparable to the threat of global warming”. And this week we’ve had further evidence of the gravity of this issue with a warning that the world is on the verge of a “post-antibiotic era”. Scientists have discovered bacteria in patients and livestock in China resistant to the antibiotic that is used when all other treatments have failed.
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Source: theguardian.com