I have heard of a new antibiotic being developed called Fabimycin which could help fight antibiotic resistant bacteria causing UTIs and pneumonia. Is this available for treatment in the UK?

Fabimycin is a new, man-made antibiotic found to kill hundreds of bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics. Fabimycin is one of many tested compounds which successfully eradicated a range of gram negative bacteria including Klebsiella pneumoniae, E coli and even Acinetobacter baumannii.

However, it is still at the clinical trial stage in the USA. So, it is not available for prescribing in the UK yet. It has shown great promise in killing different types of resistant bacteria, but needs to go through human trials now. These will determine whether it can be used safely and effectively in humans.