Xinhua Agency, London, May 25 (Reporter Guo Shuang) A new study recently released on the website of the British "Lancet" weekly shows that antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to global health, but a large number of related deaths can be avoided through routine intervention, especially in low-and middle-income countries.

Medical statistics show that an estimated 7.7 million people worldwide die every year from bacterial infections, of which 4.95 million deaths are related to bacterial resistance to antibiotics.

The new research was conducted by a team of researchers from the United States, South Africa, Singapore, Bangladesh, India and other countries.shootingcrapsThrough mathematical model analysis, they showed that if the level of infection prevention and control in medical and health institutions in low-and middle-income countries was improved, at least 33% of the total could be prevented every year.shootingcraps.70,000 deaths related to antibiotic resistanceshootingcrapsEnsure universal access to high-quality water, sanitation and hygiene services, and avoid approximately 24 per yearshootingcraps7,800 deaths related to antibiotic resistance; strengthened vaccination is expected to reduce 181,500 deaths related to antibiotic resistance each year.

Researchers say these routine interventions can not only avoid large numbers of deaths caused by antibiotic resistance in low-and middle-income countries, but also help reduce the use of antibiotics and maintain their effectiveness. The study also shows that the global goal of reducing deaths from antibiotic resistance by 10% by 2030 can be achieved through routine interventions. (End)