Antibiotic Resistance Taken Head On With ICT TechnologyEditor's
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IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 17 Jul 2012 - 9:00 PST
Antibiotic Resistance Taken Head On With ICT Technology |Patient
/ Public:| Researchers in Europe have developed a new system
which could help in the war on resistance to antibiotics.
According to the World Health Organization, approximately
440,000 new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis emerge
each year, resulting in at least 150,000 deaths. In addition,
hospital-acquired infections caused by highly resistant
bacteria, such as 'Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus'
(MRSA) are also on the rise. Furthermore, several other
infectious diseases are becoming resistant to treatment, thus
reducing the efficacy of care, endangering patients' lives, and
increasing the risk of epidemics. Dr. Dirk Colaert, Chief
Medical Officer at Agfa HealthCare in Belgium, said:
"Clinically, antimicrobial resistance is a huge challenge.