Antibiotic resistance is on the rise around the world, and there may be a surprising reason why: air pollution.
In a study published Monday in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, scientists saw a connection between these two seemingly different phenomena. The researchers created a model to look at levels of air pollution called PM2.5 – also sometimes called particle pollution or particulate matter pollution – and levels of antibiotic resistance in 166 countries. The research detected a correlation between high levels of PM2.
Their number grew in concentration on heavy smog days, when there was more particle pollution in the air. The pollution itself may be changing the bacteria and making them resistant to medicine. When particle pollution and bacteria meet, studies have shown, it can make the bacteria more virulent. Particle pollution can even change genes within the bacteria to make it resistant to medicine. Policies to reduce particle pollution would be good for the health of every human, scientists say.
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