title: The 'Antibiotic Apocalypse' - Scaremongering or Scientific Reporting?
abstract: Antimicrobial resistance is dominating scientific media. We are warned of an impending 'antibiotic apocalypse', where mankind faces its biggest threat, untreatable microbes. However, the world is not ending. Scientists are responding to the threat; new knowledge and chemotherapeutics are being created to safeguard our future. The future is bright, not gloomy.
authors.affiliation: School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK. Electronic address: j.a.g.cox@aston.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jonathan A G
authors.initials: JAG
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Worthington
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055808:Drug Discovery; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; apocalypse