Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics

Coordination: Pilar García; Daniel López; Álvaro San Millán; Jesús M. Sanz; Juan A. Hermoso

Publication year: 2023

Language: English

Subjects: Life Sciences, Popular Science

Collection: Ciencia para las Políticas Públicas

The CSIC’s functions include informing, assisting and advising public and private entities on science and technology, as stated in article 5 of its Articles of Association. In undertaking this task, we present the report Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics, from the Science for Public Policy series, as a document targeting both public administrations and society in general. It explains basic concepts about the growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, lists the main impacts on ecosystems and outlines some of the CSIC’s most important lines of researchon the behaviour of multi-resistant bacteria, as well as the most innovative treatments.