Researchers discover new form of antimicrobial resistance NatureComms
. The researchers made the discovery while investigating antibiotic susceptibility of group A streptococcus—a potentially deadly bacteria often found in the throat and on the skin.
"When looking at an antibiotic commonly prescribed to treat group A strep skin infections, we found a mechanism of resistance, where for the first time ever, the bacteria demonstrated the ability to take folates directly from its human host when blocked from producing their own. This makes the antibiotic ineffective and the infection would likely worsen when the patient should be getting better.
"AMR is a silent pandemic of much greater risk to society than COVID-19—in addition to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, the World Health Organization estimates AMR will cost the global economy $100 trillion if we can't find a way to combat antibiotic failure," he added."Without antibiotics, we face a world where there will be no way to stop deadly infections,won't be able to have chemotherapy and people won't have access to have life-saving surgeries.
First author Kalindu Rodrigo will now focus on developing testing methods to detect this antibiotic resistance mechanism to enable effective treatment.
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