British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC)’s Post

New study finds newborn babies younger than one week in Nigeria already had colistin-resistant bacteria present in their bodies, despite neither the babies nor their mothers being treated with colistin. Researchers believe it may come from from the environment, due to increasing use of colistin in agricultural settings in the country.

Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria

Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Rachel Freeman

Principal, Antimicrobial Resistance, Global Public Health

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Thank you for sharing this extremely concerning study. I want to react to this post, but none of the existing reactions seem to convey the utter despair I feel on reading this 😟

Nelson Wachira

Microbiologist, Future Africa Scholar, Writer, Geek, Bibliophile.

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One of the most troubling report I've read!

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Nnenna Ezugwu

M.Sc. Public Health, University of East London (Distinction)

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This is very worrisome.

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Denise Llanos Jara

Biotechnology is an exciting, wide, continuously changing field and I like to tackle all the challenges it offers

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It’s terrible!

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Professor Liz Breen

Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone University of Bradford

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