this is promising research in a hugely important field of medicine. antibiotics underpin modern health care and they are vital in stopping bacterial infections. the new antibiotic, zosurabalpin, defeated one of the toughest of all superbugs. it is called carbapenem resistant acinetobacter baumannii and is known as being hard to kill. it praise on patients in hospitals with an already weakened immune system. it is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and has a mortality rate of around 50%. a life saving drug that has revolutionised medical science. since the discovery of the first antibiotic penicillin these precious drugs have saved countless lives. but there s been no new class
antibiotics they will thrive in hospitals against patients with weakened immune systems they have a 50% mortality rate. a life saving drug that has - revolutionized medical science. since the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin, these precious drugs have saved countless lives. but there s been no new class of antibiotics against the most resistant bacteria, known as gram negative , in over 50 years. research in the journal nature explains the new compound was able to eradicate crab infections in petri dishes and in mice. but getting any new antibiotic from the lab to patients could take up to a decade of human trials. this could definitely save lives, because we urgently need
it s called carbapenem resistant acinetobacter baumannii or crab for short. it s one of the three most critical drug resistant pathogens according to the world health organization because it s so hard to kill. crab thrives in hospitals where it preys on patients with already weakened immune systems. it is resistant to nearly all antibiotics and has a mortality rate of around 50%. a life saving drug that has - revolutionized medical science. since the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin, these precious drugs have saved countless lives. but there s been no new class of antibiotics against the most resistant bacteria, known as gram negative , in over 50 years. research in the journal nature explains the new compound was able to eradicate crab infections in petri dishes and in mice. but getting any new antibiotic from the lab to patients could take up
Pakistan Health Minister Nadeem Jan expressed his commitment to taking action against those involved, citing the DRAP (Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan) Act