| I'm not sure why this line of research is not being done more to be really honest. We are in Dire need of new antibiotics and updated books/documentation/procedures that don't use antibiotics willy nilly. I'm saying this as a biologist and a bioinformatician. Hyper-effective antibiotics like Linezolids and Vancomycin are really one of the last bastions of safety. And hospitals are probably one of the easiest ways to spread R-Strains (resistant strains). My infant who just a month and a half old was admitted back to the hospital after he stopped moving his right shoulder. We just got discharged a few days back. Pus, blood cultures and tens of tests later we found it was MRSA, or Methicillin resistant staph aureus. We narrowly escaped complete sepsis after multiple invasive drainage procedures and being constantly monitored in Nicu with multiple antibiotics. Pretty sure that it was a hospital infection considering the incubation period of the bacteria is around 10-14 days and we were back admitted at his 14th day of life. Antibiotic resistance is also a big issue with cattle and lifestock, along with effluence in the drainage near pharma industries as well. I rue the day that we cease finding effective antibiotics, because hell will break loose definitely then. |