Adapted from BMJ 25 Oct 2025
The World Heath Organisation has declared that one in six bacterial infections are now resistant to anti-biotics.
The rate of resistance has been growing rapidly with an average annual rise of 5-15% depending on the drug combinations looked at.
The problem is worse in low and middle income countries and those with weaker healthcare systems.
Resistance is now at a third of all infections in some areas.
My comment: This is terrible news. In the UK people are getting amputations when limbs could previously been saved. Some sexually transmitted infections are also incurable. Meanwhile, it becomes more important to observe basic hygiene measures such as handwashing and good kitchen habits to reduce the transmission of infection, stay home if you are ill, and use alternatives like D:Mannose if you can for urinary tract infections. Also, don’t insist or manipulate your doctor into prescribing antibiotics for mild bacterial infections or viral infections.
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