-Detection of pneumolysin and autolysin genes among antibiotic resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in invasive infections (IJMM article)
-Biotype and antibiotic resistance pattern of group A streptococci (IJPM article)
-Burkholderia pseudomallei musculoskeletal infections (melioidosis) in India (IJO article)
A blog of Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) managed by Dr. A. J. Tamhankar
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar
-Sanitary napkins for rural girls at Re.1 per pack now in India to improve menstrual hygene : Sanitary napkins will now be provided to young girls in rural areas at Re.1 per pack to promote menstrual hygiene in the country, the union health ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry approved a Rs.150 crore scheme in this regard under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
-Chhattisgarh's mobile clinics to battle disease
-Rural people desperate for better healthcare in the nooks and crannies of India are making the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) work through a community monitoring programme.
-Gut-residing bacteria can trigger arthritis (News in Daily Times of India)
The ministry approved a Rs.150 crore scheme in this regard under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
-Chhattisgarh's mobile clinics to battle disease
-Rural people desperate for better healthcare in the nooks and crannies of India are making the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) work through a community monitoring programme.
-Gut-residing bacteria can trigger arthritis (News in Daily Times of India)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar
-How bacteria give a boost to the immune system (Article in `The Hindu`)
-Antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles-Writing in the International Journal of Nanoparticles, Rani Pattabi and colleagues at Mangalore University, explain how blasting silver nitrate solution with an electron beam can generate nanoparticles that are more effective at killing all kinds of bacteria, including gram-negative species that are not harmed by conventional antibacterial agents.
-Antimicrobial drug resistance of gram negative bacilli isolated from urine of Korean patients.
-Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes are emerging as influential players in everything from immune function to metabolic rate, according to The Truth About Your Immune System, a newly updated report from Harvard Medical School. -Article in Indiainfoline
-Vetiver, a native grass from India Shows Promise for Removing Antibiotics from Water.
-Antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles-Writing in the International Journal of Nanoparticles, Rani Pattabi and colleagues at Mangalore University, explain how blasting silver nitrate solution with an electron beam can generate nanoparticles that are more effective at killing all kinds of bacteria, including gram-negative species that are not harmed by conventional antibacterial agents.
-Antimicrobial drug resistance of gram negative bacilli isolated from urine of Korean patients.
-Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes are emerging as influential players in everything from immune function to metabolic rate, according to The Truth About Your Immune System, a newly updated report from Harvard Medical School. -Article in Indiainfoline
-Vetiver, a native grass from India Shows Promise for Removing Antibiotics from Water.