Antibiotic resistance is spreading through South Africa’s water systems: study explains how

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is defined as the ability of disease-causing microorganisms to withstand treatments like antibiotics. Often described as a silent pandemic, it is already responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths each year, with the highest burden in Africa. Efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance

[allAfrica] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- For sixteen years, a group of South African adolescents has been part of one of the world's longest-running HIV studies.