At least half a million people
worldwide contract infections that are resistant to antibiotics,
the World Health Organisation said Monday.
It said, however, that the estimate is much lower than the
real data because figures for only 22 countries are so far
available.
Furthermore, the tally does not include tuberculosis
infection resistance cases, the WHO said in its first report on
the phenomenon.
Among the most common bugs that defeat antibiotics, it said,
are e.coli that leads to intestinal problems, and staphylococcus
aureus, also known as golden staph, which causes nasal and skin
infections.
In Italy, according to the latest data, infections in
hospitals kill 7,000 people a year.
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