A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a new study published Monday in The Lancet. The drug, called gepotidacin ...

consequently, we need new antibiotic drugs to do this over the long term." "The antibiotic resistance crisis that we're currently facing represents a major threat to how we practice medicine." ...

But antibiotics have an inherent caveat: When overused, bacteria can evolve resistance to these drugs. The World Health Organization estimated that these superbugs caused 1.27 million deaths ...

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The antibiotics market generated sales of US$42 billion in 2009 globally, representing 46% of sales of anti-infective agents (which also include antiviral drugs and vaccines) and 5% of the global ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 700,000 people die each year due to drug-resistant infections. If current trends continue, this number could soar to 10 million annually by ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad But antibiotics have an inherent caveat: When overused, bacteria can evolve resistance to these drugs. The World Health Organization estimated that ...