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INTERACTIVE: Stronger fight needed against “superbugs” as some germs grow more resistant

By YUEN MEIKENG
Antimicrobial resistance or AMR, is when infections become harder to treat because bacteria no longer respond to medicine.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia faces an uphill battle as infections may get harder to cure.

Some germs have gotten stronger, while a study at a hospital in Terengganu found that such bacteria can spread the ability to resist medicine to others.

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