Antibiotic resistance rise may be linked to rising air pollution, study shows
Recent analysis published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, indicates that increased air pollution is potentially linked with a higher risk of antibiotic resistance across global regions. It also indicates that the relationship between the two has strengthened over time, with increases in air pollution levels coinciding with larger increases in antibiotic resistance in more recent years.
The authors created an extensive dataset to explore whether PM2.5 is a key factor driving global antibiotic resistance, using data for 116 countries from 2000 to 2018. The findings indicate antibiotic resistance increases with PM2.5, with every 1% rise in air pollution linked with increases in antibiotic resistance of between 0.5 and 1.9%, depending on the pathogen.
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