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Antibiotic resistance

24 Nov 2023

Antibiotic Resistance: Causes, Impact And Prevention - 10 Points

Resistant infections are harder to treat, leading to prolonged illnesses, increased healthcare costs, and, in some cases, higher mortality rates It is important to understand that antibiotics are effective against bacterial infections, not viral ones Overuse of antibiotics for viral illnesses, like the common cold or flu, contributes to antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance

08 Aug 2023

Rising Air Pollution Causing Spike In Antibiotic Resistant Infections: Study

The highest levels of antibiotic resistance are found in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia Levels of antibiotic resistance in Europe and North America are low China and India are thought to be the countries where changes in PM2.5 have the greatest impact on premature death toll from antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance

10 Dec 2022

WORRYING: Growing antibiotic resistance in human infections concerns WHO

WHO report shows more than 50 % resistance in bacteria, which frequently causes bloodstream infections that require treatment with last-resort antibiotics More than 60% of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin The report shows that bloodstream infections due to resistant E. coli, Salmonella, and gonorrhoea increased by at least 15 per cent compared to 2017

24 Nov 2022

DNA: What is the reason for these 'ineffective' antibiotics?

Bacteria are so microscopic that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. Crores of people die every year due to bacteria. According to the report of THE LANCET, bacterial infection is the biggest killer of people in the world after heart related diseases.

12 Sep 2022

DNA: Antibiotics are taking lives!

ICMR has told through a report that even the patients admitted in ICU are no longer being affected by antibiotics and this is a matter of big concern. According to an ICMR report, there is an apprehension that many patients in the country will no longer be affected by the drug Carbapenem.

14 Feb 2018

Scientists discover new antibiotic family in soil

The researchers from Rockefeller University in New York used a gene sequencing technique to analyse more than 1,000 soil samples, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

01 Jan 2018

Alternative drugs for mild infections could combat superbugs

Doctors are often quick to prescribe strong antibiotics for mild infections, helping bacteria evolve resistance to even the most potent drugs.

16 Dec 2017

Nanoparticles may be solution against antibiotic resistance

The lung is so significantly damaged that patients often die or need to have a lung transplant. Permanent treatment with inhaled antibiotics play a considerable part in this.

10 Nov 2017

India now has the technique to reverse antibiotic resistance, thanks to IIT Roorkee

Bacteria that becomes resistant to drug uses a system called efflux pumps that act as tiny motors to flush out the antibiotic from the cells.

23 Oct 2017

Antibiotic resistance: Can it be reversed?

Findings imply that if chemicals could be developed to inhibit beta-lactamase enzymes, a significant proportion of antibiotic resistance could successfully be reversed.

16 Oct 2017

76 new antibiotic-resistant genes identified: Study

The increasing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rapidly growing global problem.

20 Sep 2017

Global shortage of antibiotics, may impact treatment options: WHO

There are also very few oral antibiotics in the pipeline, yet these are essential formulations for treating infections outside hospitals or in resource-limited settings.

water pollution

18 Sep 2017

Experts raise concern over waste dumping in rivers, say it's giving rise to antibiotic resistance

Overall total antibiotic resistance genes were "30 times more abundant in river sediments from the city compared to upstream sites."

16 Aug 2017

Delayed prescriptions could help fight antibiotic resistance

Delayed prescriptions or shorter courses of treatment could be a potential way of fighting antibiotic resistance, suggest two studies led by University of Southampton in Britain.

29 Jul 2017

Scientists developing tool to help differentiate between bacterial and viral infections

Researchers identified 11 genetic markers in blood that accurately distinguished between viral and bacterial infections.

Antibiotic resistance

10 Jul 2017

Common disinfectant may cause antibiotic resistance: Study

Triclosan has been the cause for some concern which has led to a ban across the EU and US in its use in hygiene products (hand, skin and body washes), researchers said.

09 Jul 2017

Antibiotic resistance making gonorrhoea treatment harder: WHO

The global health body said every year, an estimated 35.2 million people were infected by the disease in the WHO's Western Pacific Region and 11.4 million in the South-East Asian Region, which includes India.

Antibiotic resistance

04 Jul 2017

Common household disinfectant increases risk of antibiotic resistance: Study

Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in domestic products like toothpaste, soaps, detergents, toys etc.

07 Jun 2017

WHO's new recommendations on use of antibiotics to counter superbug infections

The WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017 also came out with recommendations on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances.

12 May 2017

Antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' evolved even before dinosaurs

Antibiotic resistance is a leading public health concern worldwide as it threatens nearly five per cent of patients with infections during their stay in hospitals.

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