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Infectious and metabolic diseases are among the leading causes of death, causing 15.6% and 16.7% death in both women and men respectively.1 Infectious diseases cause 14 million deaths worldwide annually… Click to show full abstract
Infectious and metabolic diseases are among the leading causes of death, causing 15.6% and 16.7% death in both women and men respectively.1 Infectious diseases cause 14 million deaths worldwide annually which has resulted in a high mortality rate of 4.8%. The problem is worsened by the emergence of antibiotic resistance, as well as the occurrence of multiple resistance of pathogens with the potential of global spread.2 Antibiotic resistance is mainly conferred by randomly mutated genes in pathogens as a means of defense mechanism.3
Journal Title: Pharmacognosy Journal
Year Published: 2020
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