With many disease-causing bacteria ratcheting up their shields against current drugs, new tactics are vital to protect people from treatment-resistant infections. While most efforts against antimicrobial resistance concentrate on producing better antibiotics, the scientists note, "History shows that resistance arises regardless of the nature or potency of new drugs." Mortality from antibiotic-resistant infections has gained alarming heights globally.
It has also been reported that it may surpass the mortality from other causes by mid-century. Source: UW Health Sciences
