The legacy of penicillin’s first patient
Albert Alexander’s story should inspire us to renew humanity’s struggle against antimicrobial resistant infections.
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Michael Barrett is professor of biochemical parasitology at the University of Glasgow.
Albert Alexander’s story should inspire us to renew humanity’s struggle against antimicrobial resistant infections.
By Michael BarrettInterventionist approaches to the virus in the Nordic countries helped them avoid Sweden’s spiralling death rate.
By Michael BarrettWith less than 10 per cent of the UK population presumed immune, thousands of deaths will result without new rules.
By Michael BarrettThe Nazis’ barbaric testing of suplhur drugs during the Second World War is a warning from history.
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By Michael BarrettThe likelihood is that millions in the UK will become infected: schools should be closed and major gatherings cancelled.
By Michael BarrettThe discovery of hundreds of cases in Italy has made the spread of the disease in the UK almost inevitable.
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