War-torn Ukraine is breeding drug-resistant bacterial strains

Science. 2024 Dec 6;386(6726):1085-1086. doi: 10.1126/science.adv0710. Epub 2024 Dec 5.

Abstract

Urgent action underway to bolster treatments and prevent dangerous microbes from spilling across borders.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Armed Conflicts
  • Bacteria* / classification
  • Bacteria* / genetics
  • Bacteria* / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
  • Bacterial Infections* / microbiology
  • Bacterial Infections* / prevention & control
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Wounds, Gunshot* / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents