50 years ago, antibiotic resistance alarms went unheeded
Excerpt from the June 10, 1967, issue of Science News
REVENGE OF THE GERMS Our love affair with antibiotics has come back to haunt us in the form of drug-resistant bacteria, such as these Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cells (in yellow).
NIAID, NIH
Bacteria ganging up on drugs
With the discovery of sulfa drugs and antibiotics came man’s confidence in his ability to control infectious diseases.