Bacteria that are persistently resistant to one antibiotic are 'primed' to become multidrug-resistant bugs
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 12:10
in Health & Medicine
Antibiotics save lives—but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve and spread. Each year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect some 2.8 million people in the United States, killing more than 35,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections by multidrug-resistant—or MDR—bacteria, which are resistant to two or more antibiotics, are particularly difficult to treat.