Antibiotic Use Soars As Resistance Crisis Worsens

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) – In recent years, antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world. Yet despite this growing health crisis, new research shows worldwide use of antibiotics skyrocketed between 2000 and 2015, largely driven by dramatic increases in low-income and middle-income countries.
An international team of researchers conducted the study, which found that antibiotic consumption rates soared 39 percent over the course of the 15-year pe