Reply to Abat et al.: Improved policies necessary to ensure an effective future for antibiotics [Biological Sciences]

Antibiotics, particularly penicillins, have been instrumental in lowering mortality associated with pneumococcal pneumonia since they were introduced in the 1950s (1). As we recently reported (2), since 2000, global antibiotic use has increased significantly, driven largely by increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given this association, we read with...

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