When do you think we’ll run out of efficient antibiotics

Question: When do you think we'll run out of efficient antibiotics
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Asked by Franci1022 to Daniela ?, ☣ Danna, Jonny, Juan, Lindsay on 15 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Mohammad.
- Daniela Lobo answered on 15 Jun 2016:
  
  Pretty soon, I’m afraid. In another 20 years, we can be in serious problems.
  There have been reports of multi-resistant bacteria to last resort antibiotics. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified antimicrobial resistance as a major threat to the modern world.
  You can read: “A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill – far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st Century.”
- Jonathan Hunter answered on 15 Jun 2016:
  
  It is pretty scary to think about, but I try and remember that people (as a species) survived without antibiotics for millions of years hopefully we will again!
- Danna Gifford answered on 17 Jun 2016:
  
  Unless we discover a new source of antibiotics, I think it will be by 2050. Hopefully by then an alternative, like phage therapy, will be fully developed.
- Lindsay Robinson answered on 18 Jun 2016:
  
  Not too far away. We need to do what we can to stop the increase in antibiotic resistance but realistically we need to find some alternative treatments…and pretty quickly!

Question: When do you think we'll run out of efficient antibiotics