Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem and contributes to increased rates of treatment failure and poor prognosis. Nearly 70% of the bacteria responsible for hospital-acquired infections are resistant to at least one common antibiotic.
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Major classes of antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections.... -
Some new classes of antibiotics in development. Only five of the 31... -
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem and contributes to increased rates... -
The misuse of antibiotics is a major contributor to growing rates of... -
There has been a ten-fold increase in rates of vancomycin resistance among... -
Mortality rates are twice as high among patients infected with pathogens...
