In April 2013, the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) reported that the weak antibiotic pipeline does not match bacteria's increasing ability to develop resistance. Since 2009, only 2 new antibiotics were approved in the United States. The number of new antibiotics approved for marketing per year declines continuously. The report identified seven antibiotics against the Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) currently in phase 2 or phase 3 clinical trials. However, these drugs do not address the entire spectrum of resistance of GNB. Some of these antibiotics are combination of existent treatments:
How many antibiotics have been created in the last 7 years?
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Since 2009, only 2 new antibiotics were approved in the United States.
Since two thousand nine, only two new antibiotics were approved in the United States.
How many antibiotics have been created in the last seven years?