Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. The new antibiotic class is described in a study recently published in the journal PNAS. Antibiotic
  • Amaltheamannen
    3·
    8 months ago

    How common is anti biotics in your countries? Needs to be described here in Sweden and only when necessary.

    • sunbytes@lemmy.world
      6·
      8 months ago

      Developing countries (supposedly mainly China) just keep all their livestock on them all the time.

      Which is a massive petri-dish for developing antibiotic-resistant bacteria just about as fast as you can.

      • Bloody Harry@feddit.de
        6·
        8 months ago

        Thanks for calling Germany a developing country, because that’s what we are in regards to livestock. We’re feeding our pigs antibiotics just for the side effect of gaining more weight.