A recent study by Gavi found that newborn babies in Nigeria are born with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, specifically colistin-resistant bacteria, in their systems.
Gavi, a vaccine alliance, made this known in a post on X, Sunday.
The organisation stated that colistin is one of the last remaining effective antibiotics used to treat life-threatening infections like pneumonia.
Study
According to them, the study, conducted between 2015 and 2017, collected samples from 4,907 newborn…
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