Antibiotic discovery: History, methods and perspectives

Antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health concern by several international organizations and by local agencies [1 –3]. As a matter of fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim 23,000 deaths each year in the US related to antibiotic resistance and some studies predict millions of deaths in the coming decades [4–6]. The United Nations then created a group in order to coordinate the fight agai nst antibiotic resistance [7]. Interestingly, the global mortality related to infectious diseases is decreasing every year, from 10,7 million deaths in 2005 to 8,6 million in 2015 [8].
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research