The 'Antibiotic Apocalypse' - scaremongering or scientific reporting?

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is dominating scientific media. We are warned of an impending 'antibiotic apocalypse', where mankind faces its biggest threat, untreatable microbes. However, the world is not ending. Scientists are responding to the threat; new knowledge and chemotherapeutics are being created to safeguard our future. The future is bright, not gloomy.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2016.11.016
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Chronic and Communicable Conditions
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences > Cell & Tissue Biomedical Research
Additional Information: © 2017, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: antibiotic,antimicrobial resistance,apocalypse,Microbiology,Microbiology (medical),Infectious Diseases,Virology
Publication ISSN: 1878-4380
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 11:03
Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2017 13:40
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-03-01
Published Online Date: 2016-12-23
Accepted Date: 2016-12-23
Authors: Cox, Jonathan A.G. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5208-4056)
Worthington, Tony (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1906-3357)

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