Bacteria resistance fuels risk to patients

By Heather McNab
Updated May 9 2019 - 12:08am, first published 12:05am
A report shows that common antibiotics are increasingly ineffective against numerous diseases.
A report shows that common antibiotics are increasingly ineffective against numerous diseases.

The bacteria causing gonorrhoea and meningitis are among the numerous dangerous organisms growing increasingly resistant to common antibiotics in Australia, a new report suggests.