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LOS ANGELES — Bacteria that are resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, have for the first time been detected in Los Angeles County wastewater, suggesting that the germs are circulating more widely in the community than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Southern California.

Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny nose that keeps coming back? You may have been dealing with a bacterium that is tolerant of, though not yet resistant to, antibiotics.

Experts across the world are determined to slow down the rise in AMR, which is partly fuelled by unnecessary use of antibiotics.

The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis

Kirsty is a world leading scientist set to save tens of millions of lives with her new antibiotic medicine

The STI, usually treated with antibiotics, can cause infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease in patients

Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteria

Superbugs can resist multiple antibiotics including penicillin and cephalosporins and pets could be passing E.coli to their owners

The American College of Physicians (ACAP) had issued a "concerning" warning regarding an antibiotic resistant deadly fungus known as C auris which is rapidly spreading.