Antibiotic resistance is serious
By Jung, Sae-Im | translator Kim, Jung-Ju
23.08.04 05:50:45
Antibiotic resistance has been a global issue for several years. In 2016, the British government predicted that 700,000 people worldwide would die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and that the death toll would reach 10 million by 2050 if no special measures were taken. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented a 'global action plan' to prevent the occurrence and spread of resistant bacteria transcending borders and urged countries to prepare countermeasures and international cooperation. Carbapenem-type antibiotics, which have the most extensive antibacterial activity, are called the 'last choice', and the number of infections with strains resistant to these antibiotics is rapidly increasing. Ac