While antibiotics have transformed modern medicine, helped to extend life expectancy in the UK by as much as 20 years and saved millions of lives around the world, the rapid rise of resistance to these drugs presents an imminent global health disaster if not adequately managed in the very near future.
In this exclusive interview, Scientia speaks with Professor Colin Garner, founder and Chief Executive of Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK), the world’s first charity focussing on bacterial antibiotic resistance, to hear about ANTRUK’s vital efforts targeted at overcoming the challenge of antibiotic resistance.
