The infectious threat of antibiotic resistance by Professor Dame Sally Davies
MORE than 39 million people across the world could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years, a global analysis has found.Millions may die in the next 25 years due to growing resistance to antimicrobial drugs
They predicted that global AMR deaths among over-70s would double by 2050, while those in children under five would be halved in the same time period.Study author Dr Mohsen Naghavi, from the University of Washington, said: “Antimicrobial medicines are one of the cornerstones of modern healthcare, and increasing resistance to them is a major cause for concern.
Antimicrobials can be grouped according to the microorganisms they target, so antifungals kill fungi, antibiotics attack bacteria, antivirals are used viruses, and antiparasitics treat parasites. Among Gram-negative bacteria – some of the most resistant to antimicrobial drugs – resistance to carbapenems increased more than any other type of antibiotic, from 127,000 in 1990 to 216,000 in 2021.The authors estimated that AMR deaths will increase steadily in the coming decades based on current trends.
The team said deaths adults in North Africa and the Middle East would bear the brunt of it, predicting that deaths among over-70s would surge by 234 per cent by 2050 in these regions.
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