In the year 2050, urban skies are abuzz with neon lights and drones. High-speed trains speed between buildings, and people enrich their daily lives with cyber technology.
But Even in this advanced world, a major threat lurks. It is not an exaggeration to say that the threat of super antibiotic-resistant bacteria is real and imminent. The risk of contracting a bacterial infection during surgery or childbirth is much higher than before. The danger of antibiotic resistance has been a concern for a while now. A famous report, known as the O’Neill Report, has stated that by the year 2050, more people will die from antibiotic resistance than from cancer.[1]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that by 2019, there have been three million antibiotic-resistant infections in the US, resulting in five million deaths worldwide.[2] It also stated that the number of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections has continued to rise. In Japan, the Government of Japan published a document entitled "Action plan for countermeasures against antimicrobial resistance". It emphasizes the need for clear targets regarding antibiotics and proposes future research in Japan on antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
