The introduction of penicillin transformed the practice of medicine and contributed to mortality from infections plummeting by about 80% in the United States, from 280 to 60 per 100,000 population. This transformation is now under threat, however, as rising rates of antibiotic resistance are…
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics — Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future?
The introduction of penicillin transformed the practice of medicine and contributed to mortality from infections plummeting by about 80% in the United States, from 280 to 60 per 100,000 population. This transformation is now under threat, however, as rising rates of antibiotic resistance are…