London School of Economics and Political Science’s “British Politics and Policy”: Superbugs: are we returning to an era where bacteria are a major killer without a cure?
Anthony McDonnell, senior health economist at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and co-author of the new book ‘Superbugs: An Arms Race Against Bacteria’ with Will Hall and Jim O’Neill, discusses antibiotic drug resistance, provides an overview of the current situation, and outlines recommendations for actions that can be taken to prevent the rise of drug resistance (5/7).