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Common infections would kill once again, surgery and cancer therapies under threat.
Bacteria found in 20% of livestock in China that is resistant to drug of last resort – colistin.
Likely emerged after overuse in farm animals.
Hospitals now struggling to find an antibiotic for patients several times a month – almost unheard of only five years ago.
The study was published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
