13/01/2026
Superbugs
Antibiotics are routinely prescribed for laryngitis—loss of voice often accompanying flu—yet laryngitis is typically viral in origin. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses, making these prescriptions ineffective.
The over-prescribing of antibiotics, combined with antibiotic residues in meat and farmed fish, has become a critical global concern for the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Hospital data reveal a sobering reality: many patients die not from their primary disease but from secondary bacterial infections.
In Southeast Asia, 1 in 3 bacterial infections now resist antibiotics—a life-threatening crisis that demands immediate action.
Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae dominate resistant bloodstream infections, leading to sepsis and organ failure.
E. coli causes food poisoning, digestive infections, and UTIs through contaminated food sources. Raw fish and meat pose significant risks, particularly during travel.
Klebsiella commonly affects patients with autoimmune diseases, lung conditions, and urinary tract infections.
Candida auris, a deadly drug-resistant fungus, is spreading rapidly across hospitals and long-term care facilities worldwide.
The fungus targets critically ill patients with compromised immune systems. Mortality rates reach 50% in infected patients.
This global concern prompted many scientists to look for plants that could help combat antibiotic resistance.
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Reference
WHO: Global antibiotic resistance surveillance report 2025. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116337
Chowdhary, A., Lionakis, M. S., & Chauhan, N. (2025). Candida auris: host interactions, antifungal drug resistance, and diagnostics. Microbiology and molecular biology reviews: MMBR, e0018722. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00187-22
Guedes, B. N., Krambeck, K., Durazzo, A., Lucarini, M., Santini, A., Oliveira, M. B. P. P., Fathi, F., & Souto, E. B. (2024). Natural antibiotics against antimicrobial resistance: sources and bioinspired delivery systems. Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 55(3), 2753–2766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-024-01410-1
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