Antibiotic resistance is growing — don’t delay new antibiotics
Summary
Antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide, making infections harder to treat. However, companies struggle to develop new antibiotics because the process is long, risky, expensive, and not profitable enough.Key Facts
- Antibiotic resistance means bacteria no longer respond to current medicines.
- New antibiotics are needed to treat resistant infections.
- Developing new antibiotics takes many years and costs a lot of money.
- The market often does not reward companies for creating new antibiotics.
- Because of this, fewer companies want to invest in antibiotic research.
- Without new antibiotics, more infections could become difficult or impossible to treat.
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