Tag: AMR
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Global antibiotic resistance surges in hospitals, WHO warns
WHO alarm over rising hospital infections resistant to antibiotics A new World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report reveals a troubling rise in infections in hospitals worldwide that resist standard antibiotic treatments. The data, drawn from 23 million bacterial infections across 104 countries, show one in six infections in 2023 were resistant to…
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WHO Warns of Widespread Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Call to Action
Global alarm: one in six infections with resistant bacteria in 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) released a stark new report showing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common illnesses worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments. The findings, drawn from the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS),…
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Sharp Global Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Hospitals, WHO Finds
Overview: A Growing Hospital Threat Hospitals around the world are reporting an alarming uptick in infections that no longer respond to standard antibiotic treatments. The World Health Organization’s Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance data show that in 2023, one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotics. Across 104 countries, more than 23 million infections…
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WHO sound alarm on global antibiotic resistance as reports show rising infections resistant to treatments
Global alarm over antibiotic resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: antibiotic resistance is spreading worldwide, with one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 showing resistance to standard treatments. The Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) data from more than 100 countries indicate that resistance grew in over…
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Global Surge in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Warns of Rising Mortality
Overview: A Growing Threat in Hospitals Worldwide Hospitals across the globe are facing an alarming increase in infections that resist standard antibiotic treatments. The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report draws on data from more than 23 million bacterial infections across 104 countries, revealing that one in six laboratory-confirmed infections in 2023…
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Global antibiotic resistance rising worldwide, WHO warns
Global antibiotic resistance rises across the world, WHO reports The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on widespread antibiotic resistance, revealing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 were resistant to common antibiotics. The new Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 shows troubling gains in resistance across a wide set…