PARIS — Using higher doses of antibiotics in a bid to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria, according to research released on Wednesday that highlights a previously unthought-of risk.
Antimicrobial resistance has been labelled by the United Nations as “one of the greatest threats we face as a global community” and is predicted to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050.
Previous research has shown that inflicting higher antibiotic doses on bacteria can slow its ability to develop resistance, yet little attention has been paid to how those higher doses impact the overall health of microbes.
A team of Britain- and Europe-based …
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