Indo-Asian scenario of microbes, infections, antibiotics and resistance - By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Antibiotic-resistantNDM-1 Is Undermining India's Medical Sector: Democratic Underground.... ability to use antibiotics to swiftly vanquish any bacterial infections that ... in India of a particularly nasty form of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, .. .
In a first, antibiotics bar on food-producing animals: Times of India....Bacteria can transfer antibiotic resistance to other bacteria. ...India has also prohibited use of over 20 antibiotics in seafood and poultry products. 
Overuseof antibiotics causing resistance that could undermine ...Globe and Mail....In countries such as India and Pakistan, antimicrobial resistance is ...that they will become infected with a drug-resistant bacterium in the near future. 
India (in USmedia): ”ABR NDM-1 is undermining India’s Medical Sector”  – Foreign Affairs

India – new HAI surveillance system developed and launched by AIIMS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences trauma centre; authorities say it will help reduce AB overuse and hence decrease drug resistance –  Deccan Herald

Sanitizer red alert: Overusing hand wash could lead to a resistance ...Daily Mail....On the contrary, excessive use of such anti-bacterial products can prove to be ... and the development of antibiotic resistance during consumer use. 

Nothing scary about outbreak:IBNLive.com....What India needs is more access to lab tests for all infectious diseases, ... That has led to serious threats from antibiotic resistance. 

Venus Remedies gets Oz patent nod for anti-bacterial drug: BusinessStandard.... Office (APO) for its product Vancoplus, used for treating bacterial infections. ... said: "As antimicrobial resistance is a growing concern globally, ... 

Anti-germ products may be adding to antibiotic resistance: Study....Hindu Business Line....But, of late, Indian homes have been awash with"anti-bacterial products"... can cause is by contributing to emerging antibiotic resistance in the country. 

3% patients' bacteria samples show total resistance - Indian Express 3% patients' bacteria samples show total resistance - In a worrisome finding, ... hospital infection committees have noted a high level of resistance to antibiotics. 

Antibiotics lose force as germs mutate: Deccan Chronicle....By Janani Sampath Many of us pop an antibiotic at the slightest sign of a cold without ... in the face of ever more resistant germs, according to research.  

3% patients'bacteria samples show total resistance: Pune Newsline....... that three per cent of bacterial infections in samples collected from patients overthe past two-three months show total resistance to antibiotics