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03/07/2014
Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Pose Future Risk
David Cameron has announced a review into why so few anti-microbial drugs have been introduced in recent years after he expressed his concerns over the growing resistance to antibiotics.
The Prime Minister said that Britain risked going back to "the dark ages of medicine" if no action was taken to tackle the issue.
Concerns over a post-antibiotic era are increasing after the rise in deaths from infections caused by bugs that have become resistant to treatment.
The PM said that he hopes to review any proposals in the next G7 summit in Germany.
Mr Cameron said: "If we fail to act, we are looking at an almost unthinkable scenario where antibiotics no longer work and we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again."
(CVS/MH)
The Prime Minister said that Britain risked going back to "the dark ages of medicine" if no action was taken to tackle the issue.
Concerns over a post-antibiotic era are increasing after the rise in deaths from infections caused by bugs that have become resistant to treatment.
The PM said that he hopes to review any proposals in the next G7 summit in Germany.
Mr Cameron said: "If we fail to act, we are looking at an almost unthinkable scenario where antibiotics no longer work and we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again."
(CVS/MH)
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