Midwest universities join to fight antibiotic resistance

In an effort to slow the increasingly rapid spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States, a group of Midwestern universities plans to unite to research the troubling trend. “Global health leaders all say this is one of the key problems we will see in healthcare over the next century,” said Paul Plummer, a Iowa State University professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine who will lead the effort. “Our goal is to improve research and education efforts.”