Bacteria developing resistance to a last-ditch antibiotic

Researchers say they identified a new form of resistance “to the very last-ditch drug colistin,” reports Maryn McKenna in National Geographic. “[I]t is present in both meat animals and people, probably comes from agricultural use of that drug, can move easily among bacteria, and may already be spreading across borders.” Colistin was introduced in 1959 but was… » Read More

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