title: [From the discovery of antibiotics to emerging highly drug-resistant bacteria].
abstract: The discovery of antibiotics has enabled serious infections to be treated. However, bacteria resistant to several families of antibiotics and the emergence of new highly drug-resistant bacteria constitute a public health issue in France and across the world. Actions to prevent their transmission are being put in place.
authors.affiliation: Service d'hygiène hospitalière, centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 64, avenue du Pr René-Leriche, 67504 Haguenau cedex, France. Electronic address: olivier.meunier@ch-haguenau.fr.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Meunier
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000266:history / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: antibiotic; antibiotique; bacterial resistance; bactérie hautement résistante; bactérie multirésistante; highly drug-resistant bacteria; infection; multi-drug resistant bacteria; public health; résistance bactérienne; santé publique