doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2016.11.016.
Epub 2016 Dec 23.
The 'Antibiotic Apocalypse' - Scaremongering or Scientific Reporting?
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The 'Antibiotic Apocalypse' - Scaremongering or Scientific Reporting?
Trends Microbiol.
2017 Mar.
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is dominating scientific media. We are warned of an impending 'antibiotic apocalypse', where mankind faces its biggest threat, untreatable microbes. However, the world is not ending. Scientists are responding to the threat; new knowledge and chemotherapeutics are being created to safeguard our future. The future is bright, not gloomy.
Keywords: antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; apocalypse.
Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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