In 2023, one in six bacterial infections globally were caused by a bacterium resistant to an antibiotic treatment, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation.

The report highlighted that the antibiotic resistance was most prevalent among bacteria causing urinary tract and bloodstream infections, while lower resistance rates were seen in those causing gastrointestinal and urogenital gonorrhoeal infections.

The highest resistance rates were observed in the WHO South-East Asia, including India, and Eastern Mediterranean regions (almost one in three infections), followed by the African region (one in five), all above the global typical, the authors of the 'Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025' said.

Bacteria can develop immunity against the very drugs design

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