Common bacteria may become antibiotic-resistant superbugsThe researchers studied a family of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, which includes E coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter.
26 Mar, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
- Antibiotic resistant super bug found at Aligarh Muslim University
A deadly bacteria variant known as NDM-4, also called the super bug, has been found by the medical researchers Aligarh Muslim University.
03 Sep, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
Cadila Pharma working on super-bug NDM-1; soon to commercialize India's first VLP vaccineRajiv Modi, Chairman and managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd said "The VLP technology flu vaccine would be commericialised with...
28 Nov, 2013, 10.18 PM IST
- Superbug: British researchers challenge India's stand
The researchers have challenged the stand of Indian health authorities who have been maintaining that drug-resistant pathogens such as the ...
10 Feb, 2012, 10.47 PM IST
- Japanese Encephalitis, NDM1 caused concern in Delhi hospitals
2011 saw surfacing of Japanese Encephalitis in Delhi for the first time & presence of the deadly superbug NDM1 in several Delhi hospitals.
06 Jan, 2012, 10.31 AM IST
- 100 million Indians could be carrying the superbug NDM-1
The carriage rate of NDM-1 in India is between 100 and 200 million, which means that NDM-1 has become a very serious public health issue.
09 Oct, 2011, 11.30 AM IST
NDM-1: What really bugs the superbug researcherThe Lancet has distanced itself from authors of superbug article, saying magazine never accused Indian officials of a cover-up.
14 Sep, 2011, 04.33 PM IST
- Canadian who's never been to India has superbug
NDM-1, the enzyme associated with extensive antibiotic resistance that was found in India last year, has jumped to new bacteria strains and...
01 Jun, 2011, 09.44 AM IST
- 'Superbug' in tap water: Delhi govt says no cause of worry
The Delhi govt today appealed to the people of the city not to worry following reports of presence of 'Superbug' in water.
08 Apr, 2011, 10.27 PM IST
- DJB chief says tap water is safe to drink
A day after a study highlighted presence of a superbug in Delhi’s water, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said there was no need to panic.
08 Apr, 2011, 09.56 AM IST
- India slams report about superbug in Delhi water supply
Indian health authorities have slammed a report in a foreign journal that said water in parts of Delhi contain bacteria that is resistant t...
08 Apr, 2011, 09.15 AM IST
- Delhi weather helps the NDM-1 superbug thrive
The rate at which the NDM-1 gene is copied and transferred between different bacteria was highest at 30°C - a temperature common in Delhi.
07 Apr, 2011, 12.11 PM IST
- Drug resistant superbug retains Delhi tag
Naming the drug resistant superbug New Delhi Metallo Beta Lactamase-I (NDM-1 ) after India's capital city was 'a big mistake' admitted Lanc...
07 Apr, 2011, 11.53 AM IST
- Lancet says sorry for 'Delhi bug'
'It was unfair to name a superbug -- organisms that grow in nature in every country -- after India without any evidence that it originated ...
12 Jan, 2011, 09.51 AM IST
- "Super superbug" NDM-1 spreads in Europe
Some 77 cases of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August have now been detected in 13 European cou...
17 Nov, 2010, 08.30 PM IST
- Countering the superbug scare
The report on Indian origins of the superbug is disconcerting.
14 Aug, 2010, 05.33 AM IST
- Doctors shrug off superbug health scare from India
Medical authorities in India played down the risk of an international public health scare after a report in warned that people travelling t...
12 Aug, 2010, 05.12 AM IST