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Indian hospitals battle central line infections linked to mismanagement of tubes used for administering medicines and fluidsA seven-year Indian study reveals alarmingly high rates of bloodstream infections from central lines, especially in newborns, with a 40% mo...
Biotech startup CrisprBits develops platform to test antibiotic resistanceThrough this platform, resistance in bacterial samples can be tested within two hours compared to 24-27 hours through other methods. This c...
Wockhardt shares rise 10% after Zaynich aids successful liver transplant trialWockhardt's shares surged 8.6% after its antibiotic Zaynich successfully treated a US cancer patient, enabling a liver transplant and chemo...
Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyA study by ICMR revealed that Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii showed resistance to imipenem among ICU patients with blood...
Study flags antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infections in IndiaA recent study in Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia warned that rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens global health goals b...
Researchers develop new class of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant bacteriaResearchers have developed a promising class of antibiotics targeting Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), a bacterium resi...
ICMR worried over rising resistance to last-resort antibiotics in IndiaICMR has found the abuse of antimicrobials (antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals) to be the reason for this, which is says has led to wid...
ICMR issues guidelines against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever"A clinical diagnosis most often helps us predict causative pathogens fitting into a clinical syndrome which would tailor the correct antib...
Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyThis is the fifth detailed report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends and patterns from the country published by the ICMR. This year's...
Livestock with superbugs pose threat to human healthThe study, led by O R Vinodh Kumar, has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
'Superbug from India resistant to all available antibiotics'The infection was caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a multidrug-resistant organism associated with high mortality.
‘Antibiotic addict’ India losing fight against lethal bacteriaThe report confirms the findings of a Princeton University study in 2014 which said Indians consume the highest number of antibiotics in th...
Common bacteria may become antibiotic-resistant superbugsThe researchers studied a family of bacteria called Enterobacteriaceae, which includes E coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter.
Venus gets marketing authorisation from Myanmar for antibioticElores is effective against serious multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired infections involving metallo-beta-lactamase and carbapenem-resist...
- Government to ban over-the-counter sale of 92 antibiotics
Over-the-counter sale of around 92 antibiotic and anti-tuberculosis drugs will be clamped down in India soon.
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...
- "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...