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Antibiotics losing the fight against infection
In New York a patient with a severe abdominal infection survived after the FDA allowed an untested antibiotic pristinamycin, highlighting a rising global threat as bacteria grow resistance to penicillin, vancomycin, and other drugs. Experts warn of a postantibiotic era, with few new antibiotics on the horizon and resistance spreading from hospitals to the community.
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New York
Jim Rahal
Food and Drug Administration
United States
FDA
Rahal
Infectious Disease Center
New York Hospital Medical Center
Queens
Boston
William Stewart
Stuart B. Levy
Tufts University
Stewart
Levy
Chris Foreman
Brookings Institution
Washington
Foreman
America
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Sheldon Kaplan
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston