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Global antibiotic resistance reaches alarming levels in 2023
One in six bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotics in 2023, with resistance highest in South-East Asian and Eastern Mediterranean regions, WHO reports.
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Warning as bacterial resistance to antibiotics soars on Australia's doorstep
Disease resistance to antibiotics is rising faster than medical advances can keep up with, potentially putting billions around the world in danger.The World Health Organisation's Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report found that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections that caused common conditions in people worldwide in 2023, were resistant to antibiotic treatments.Between 2018 and 2023, the report found antibiotic resis…
Global antibiotic resistance reaches alarming levels in 2023
One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today.
WHO Raises Alarm Over Antibiotic Resistance: Why India Is Especially Vulnerable
A new WHO report shows that in 2023, one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide was resistant to antibiotic treatment, marking a sharp global rise in drug-resistant infections.
Between 2018 and 2023, the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, often the result of their misuse, has increased by 40%, or an annual average of between 5% and 15%, warns the World Health Organization (WHO), which considers this phenomenon one of the major health threats of the future. According to the latest data reported this Monday by GLASS, the WHO antimicrobial resistance monitoring system, one in six infections of bacteria that this netwo…
Antibiotic resistance is progressing faster than medical development. New WHO figures show worrying trends and large regional differences. This poses significant risks.
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