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

China – treatment of pneumococcal meningitis harder due to AB resistance and therefore the importance of prevention (vaccination) is increasing – gmw.com
A Growing Risk for Prostate Biopsies: Potentially Deadly Infection- Wall Street Journal-... resulting in infection by antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as E. coli. ... Costello tells BN that men who have traveled to India,China and ...
India – NDM-1 presence confirmed by Indian study; of 3 172 blood and urine samples taken at Sassoon General Hospital, in Pune, 20 were found to have bacteria carrying the NDM-1 gene - MidDay

'Millions of superbugs present in environment'-Times of India- Besides, 181 were found resistant to the highest level of antibiotics, ...The bacteria occasionally cause infection when sterilisation procedures in...
Spurt in Pneumonia cases in summer surprises docs- Times of India- In most cases, the lung infection is community-acquired," said Dr Janani... "Fortunetly, we don't have drug-resistant pneumonia. Simple antibiotics can ...

Recall of unregistered pharmaceutical product-7thSpace Interactive- "Supirocin Ointment 2%", manufactured in India, is a topical antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial skin infection. It requires doctor's prescription and ...

After Delhi, NDM-1 superbug found in Pune- IBNLive.com- For example, in the last 25 years only two new classes of antibiotics ...And now even the ICMR is starting its own study on NDM-1 bacteria and drug resistance.

18 babies turn livid after antibiotic injections | Vietnam News ...The government has recently instructed health authorities in the northern province of Thai Nguyen to carry out an investigation into a case ...

Abuse weakens antibiotics in fighting disease-  Growing resistance of disease strains to  antibiotics has become critical in Southeast Asia, ... Spillover of fighting in Burma kills one Thai - reports ... News stories and images are owned by their respective source. ...

Malaysian Govt to make sure antibiotics are prescribed in right dosages  

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

Doctors prescribe too quickly- less than 60 seconds is used to prescribe medicines and explaining the regimen to the patient in developing countries – Times of India

The superbug effect - The Hindu - The drug-resistant gene has been found even in pathogenic bacteria that ...a national surveillance system for measuring antibiotic resistance if it is...
Combating meningitis - Express Buzz - Bacterial meningitis is a far more serious infection that can cause ...Strain '19 A' is increasingly becoming resistant to commonly used antibiotics. ...
Controversy over Delhi superbug returns to haunt medical tourism ...IMTJ - A Cardiff University-led team of scientists discovered new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in India. It is the first time the bacteria ...
Taiwan – high nasal MRSA carriage in children; a study of 6 000 kids showed that 7.8 % carried MRSA in their nostrils 
Chemical mechanism behind bugs' antibiotic resistance identified – South Asia News 
South Korea has highest antibiotic use worldwide - Asian Scientist News
Pakistan yet to devise national antibiotic policy- Pakistan Today News
Indian NDM-1 discussion, with first denial of the existence of the gene in water supplies, now followed by acceptance and action, is analysed in SciDevNet – the Task Force recently created by the Indian Government is mentioned in IBNLive; the discussion taken further with ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) decided to finance studies of the problem in India – India Today; and an outline of control measures to be taken is found here in IBNLive; and a few lines on the ever ongoing pressure in the hospitals, that usually never make the press, but here in Times of India; and a sobering-up attitude is reflected in The Hindu; and on a side track, control of ABs in marine production of e g prawns is discussed in FIS.com