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@article{ Koesling2022, title = {The post-antibiotic era: An existential threat for humanity}, author = {Koesling, Dominik and Bozzaro, Claudia}, journal = {Intergenerational Justice Review}, number = {2}, pages = {51-56}, volume = {8}, year = {2022}, issn = {2190-6335}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.24357/igjr.8.2.1230}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-88864-9}, abstract = {Currently, mankind is facing the risk of running out of working antibiotics. Such a post-antibiotic era bears tremendous risks such as globally spread or even pandemic bacterial infections. These infections become thus untreatable and possibly lethal, particularly endan-gering the health (care) of future generations. This paper discusses this acute concern for humanity in three main steps. After first elaborating on the role of antibiotics and the occur-ring resistance in modern medicine, the focus will be on the current scope of the problem of antibiotics and the prognosis of its future escalation. Then the possibility of a way out and its obstacles will be addressed, before finally assessing the existential threat of a post-antibiotic era.}, keywords = {medizinische Versorgung; medical care; Infektionskrankheit; contagious disease; Risikomanagement; risk management; Prophylaxe; prophylaxis; Medizinethik; medical ethics; Gesundheitspolitik; health policy}}