ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 14:07
in Health & Medicine
As the deaths and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is urging a global commitment to develop 10 new antibiotics by 2020, known as the 10 x '20 initiative, to address this public health crisis and safeguard patients' health.