Staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium found on human skin, and one of the most common causes of hospital-associated infections, is displayed on an agar plate in Melbourne. As antibiotics are used over and over again, more bacteria are evolving into drug-resistant superbugs. Photo: TNS
Staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium found on human skin, and one of the most common causes of hospital-associated infections, is displayed on an agar plate in Melbourne. As antibiotics are used over and over again, more bacteria are evolving into drug-resistant superbugs. Photo: TNS
Kelvin Loh
Opinion

Opinion

Kelvin Loh

The antibiotic resistance pandemic: a hidden killer that must be stopped

  • Drug-resistant bacterial infections have quietly become a leading cause of death, even as the world is preoccupied with Covid-19
  • As overused drugs fail to work, the success of modern medicine in treating common infections is threatened

Kelvin Loh
Kelvin Loh

Updated: 9:45am, 17 Feb, 2022

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Staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium found on human skin, and one of the most common causes of hospital-associated infections, is displayed on an agar plate in Melbourne. As antibiotics are used over and over again, more bacteria are evolving into drug-resistant superbugs. Photo: TNS
Staphylococcus epidermidis, a bacterium found on human skin, and one of the most common causes of hospital-associated infections, is displayed on an agar plate in Melbourne. As antibiotics are used over and over again, more bacteria are evolving into drug-resistant superbugs. Photo: TNS
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