Superbugs Are ‘Dangerously High’ Threat in Greece, India, Turkey
09/15/2023 06:51
Drug-resistant microbes exact a heavy toll: They claim 79,000 lives a year across 34 OECD and EU/EEA countries and ratchet up annual medical costs by an average of about $28.9 billion, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
Drug-resistant microbes exact a heavy toll: They claim 79,000 lives a year across 34 OECD and EU/EEA countries and ratchet up annual medical costs by an average of about $28.9 billion, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
If left unchecked, resistance to last-resort drugs could be more than twice as bad by 2035 in the OECD compared to 2005 levels, the Paris-based organization said in a report Thursday. The ballooning calamity would leave more patients without effective cures for pneumonia, bloodstream infections and a range of other illnesses.
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Superbugs Are ‘Dangerously High’ Threat in Greece, India, Turkey