Dubai study reveals worrying rise in drug-resistant germs

  01 July 2019

Vital drugs used to fight off deadly infections are potentially losing their potency, a study carried out in four Dubai hospitals has found.

Researchers warned the high volume of travellers visiting the UAE may make the country particularly susceptible to the growing global problem of drug resistance. This is often driven by overuse of antibiotics due to which bacteria adapt and survive making medical treatment ineffective.

They looked at a group of antibiotics known as carbapenems often used in patients who are seriously ill or have infections already resistant to other drugs.

Further reading: The National UAE
Effective Surveillance  
Back

OUR UNDERWRITERS

Unrestricted financial support by:

LifeArc

Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS & ASSOCIATIONS





AMR NEWS

Every two weeks in your inbox

Because there should be one newsletter that brings together all One Health news related to antimicrobial resistance: AMR NEWS!

Subscribe

What is going on with AMR?
Stay tuned with remarkable global AMR news and developments!

Keep me informed