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AUGUST 11, 2023
Alarming Antibiotic Resistance Discovered in Ukraine
By IDSE News Staff
Researchers have assisted microbiologists in Ukraine in investigating bacterial resistance among the wounded patients treated in hospitals since Russia invaded the country. The results reveal that many of the patients were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance (Lancet Infect Dis 2023;23[7]:784-786).
Researchers led by Lund University in Sweden, who assisted microbiologists in Ukraine, found that many of the patients were affected by bacteria that exhibited an extremely high level of antibiotic resistance.
“I am quite thick-skinned and have witnessed numerous situations involving patients and bacteria. However, I must admit that I have never encountered bacteria as resistant as this before,” said Kristian Riesbeck, MD, PhD, a professor of clinical bacteriology at Lund University.
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