Prioritization of Pathogens to Guide Discovery, Research and Development of New Antibiotics for Drug Resistant Bacterial Infections, Including Tuberculosis

World Health Organization. 09/2017 This 88-page report presents the priority pathogens to be targeted for research and development of new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections and tuberculosis. It acknowledges that viral, fungal, and parasitic infections may well need a similar strategy in the near future. It addresses Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which have been overlooked until recently despite their considerable health and economic burden. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news