Sunday, August 28, 2011

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

Combating MDROs Requires Addressing the Implementation Gap on ...Infection Control Today 
Clinicians discovered that Klebsiella was the first bacteria to produce
NDM-1 when a patient who had journeyed from India to England had an
infection that ...
Rebel germs having a field day under the radar in SA-Business Day

"We are like Spain, Greece, India or Brazil — countries where there is enough
money to use expensive antibiotics, but not enough emphasis on infection ...
Drug resistant Pneumonia is leading to increasing incidence of ...India PRwire
Indore, MP, August 8, 2011 /India PRwire/ -- Pediatricians in the city have
cautioned the public against the use of antibiotics without prescription 
because ...
Ringing the Warning Bell: Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella:Wired News
By Maryn McKenna In all the latest bad news about bacteria becoming highly
resistant — through carbapenem resistance, or the “Indian supergene” 
NDM-1 ...
When you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed but resistant ... 
People often err by taking them for a common cold, which is a viral infection. ...
Posted On Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 04:02:23 AM: Mumbai Mirror
BAYER : to support WHO and Stop Tuberculosis Partnership in ...4-traders
MDR-TB can result from a primary infection with resistant bacteria or it
may ... Some countries, especially the former Soviet Union, China and 
India, ...

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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

Thailand is facing a health crisis from antibiotic  resistance –  figures from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Centre 
India – New antibiotics policy can’t curb illegal sale – protests and discussions over the new rules for increased antibiotics restrictiveness India Today 
India – policy to ban over-the-counter sale of 90 drugs developed, but not yet taken – Times of India  
India – campaign for judicious use of antibiotics in Chennai (Madras) is described – The Hindu