Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

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Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-India-Antibiotics like Cephalosporins, used to treat bacterial diseases like pneumonia and usually given when no other antibiotic proves effective, will no longer be available at private clinics, small hospitals or even in medical shops without a prescription In India. Instead, these antibiotics will only be sold at tertiary hospitals from now on.
-Bangla Desh – researchers and Medical specislists in Bangaladesh stressed in a meeting that Antibiotic abuse must be remedied

Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-British News channel claims NDM1 superbug could be widespread in India (The Hindu) Also see Channel4
-Indian Health Ministry is planning to strictly enforce the requirement that antibiotics be sold only on the prescription of a registered medical practioner. (Financial Express)
-First cases of NDM-1 super bacteria infection reported in China
-Superbug detected in Malaysia