Bacteria are developing increasing resistance to drugs, and the lack of innovation in antimicrobial medications has been evident for decades. Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to public health worldwide. Most of the antibiotics currently available on the market are merely enhanced versions of broad-spectrum products introduced in 1962. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that research in this field is “stagnant.”
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