Dangerous Rise in Antibiotics Resistance

When used judiciously, antibiotics provide life-saving protection against bacterial infections. Yet, bacteria are highly adaptable and are capable of mutating to become resistant – an effect that is largely accelerated by the widespread misuse of antibiotics.. In its first Report on Antimicrobial Consumption in Europe, the The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC; Sweden) observes an increasing trend in consumption of antibacterials for systemic use, with 90% of such use taking place in the community – that is, outside hospitals. Consequently, the ECDC data shows a significant rise of resistance to multiple antibiotics in Kiebsiella pneumonia and E. coli since 2010.