The World Health Organisation says sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis are becoming more difficult to treat, with some antibiotics now failing due to misuse and overuse. Resistance has increased rapidly in Sixty-ninth, with gonorrhoea now having the greatest resistance. If left untreated or undiagnosed, these STIs can lead to serious complications and long-term health issues. Antibiotic Research UK's Professor Colin Garner warns in the Financial Times that we desperately "need more players" to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance as "we face a bleak future without effective antibiotics, where cancer treatments, and even childbirth, will become life threatening." He added that the opportunity to fill the antibiotic development void is not being realised as an important solution to tackling the resistance.
The World Health Organisation says sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis are becoming more difficult to treat, with some antibiotics now failing due to misuse and overuse. Resistance has increased rapidly in recent years, with gonorrhoea now having the greatest resistance. If left untreated or undiagnosed, these STIs can lead to serious complications and long-term health issues. Antibiotic Research UK's Professor Colin Garner warns in the Financial Times that we desperately "need more players" to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance as "we face a bleak future without effective antibiotics, where cancer treatments, and even childbirth, will become life threatening." He added that the opportunity to fill the antibiotic development void is not being realised as an important solution to tackling the resistance.