Known germs cause of surge in pneumonia cases among kids: China to WHO
Known germs cause of surge in pneumonia cases among kids: China to WHO
China health authorities told WHO that known pathogens are causing respiratory diseases in children, with an earlier-than-usual uptick due to Covid curbs being lifted. Reports of undiagnosed pneumonia in children's hospitals sparked concerns of a novel virus. Mycoplasma is the main culprit, causing ...
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What a piece of shit site. Can’t even read the damn article, I don’t even have an adblocker installed on this phone but it tells me I’m running one anyway.
Anyway, this quote stood out to me:
Among Chinese children, resistance to the antibiotic and others in the same class is more than 80 per cent, the highest in the world, Yin Yudong, an infectious disease doctor at Chaoyang, told Beijing News earlier this month.
Antibiotic resistance is terrifying
Considering that pharmacies in China sell antibiotics without any prescription, this was to be expected...