Antimicrobial resistance becoming a medico-social emergency
In the pre-antibiotic era, organisms with the potential to spread infection caused widespread outbreaks—epidemics or pandemics—killing millions of people globally, more so in developing and over-populous countries. In 1928, the first true antibiotic—penicillin—was discovered by Dr Alexander Fleming, microbiologist at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. The introduction of antimicrobials read more..