Tag: Bacteria antibiotic resistance

• Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Widespread antibiotic resistance to bacterial infections confirmed in WHO global testing

  

  WHO’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries. WHO’s new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500 000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.

• Tuesday, December 16th 2014 - 22:35 UTC

  Antibiotic-proof bug detected in Rio's Olympic waters

  

  Scientists at the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz find enzyme-producing bacteria that requires bolder therapeutic measures. Flamengo beach unfit for swimming.

• Sunday, May 4th 2014 - 13:52 UTC

  Bacteria antibiotic resistance is winning the day and a major threat to public health

  

  A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country.