How fast people are discovering new antibiotics is the important thing, I would think. Assuming resistance is going to happen no matter what, we need to keep discovering new antibiotics at a steady pace to keep up.<p>Here&#x27;s one timeline I found in a paper:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cmr.asm.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;24&#x2F;1&#x2F;71&#x2F;F1.expansion.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;cmr.asm.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;24&#x2F;1&#x2F;71&#x2F;F1.expansion.html</a>