FW: Complacency kills. Antibiotic resistance still on the rise in Europe

 

 

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Posted on: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:48 PM
Author: Vereinte Nationen (UNO)
Subject: Complacency kills. Antibiotic resistance still on the rise in Europe

 

For instance, the increasingly prevalent New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase-1(NDM-1) gene contains an enzyme that can make carbapenems ineffective. Less than a handful of antibiotics are currently in the pipeline to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, ... See all stories on this topic » Vereinte Nationen (UNO)

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