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

Savita's death may have been due to resistant bacteria strain...Irish Examiner....The significance of these organisms is in the fact that they are resistant to almost all available antibiotics. We had media frenzy over the last decade ...
Are we causing antibiotic resistance by trying to prevent it?..PLoS Blogs....In India, where Andrew Read studies infectious disease, resistance is so prevalent that ... (By the way, we're not just talking antibiotics for bacteria; ...
KMC moots policy to check multidrug resistant bacteria....Times of India....As per the policy, doctors in the hospital will prescribe antibiotics ...TOI that giving treatment to patients infected by multi-drug-resistant bacteria is ...
Antibiotic cocktails to flush superbugs epidemic....Times of Oman...... in India increasingly relied on cocktails to treat patients with multi-drug resistant infections. Mutant germs producing an antibiotic-destroying enzyme ...
India moves to tackle antibiotic resistance.....Nature.com....At the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, where the oncologist works, at least half of bacterial samples from patients with infections are resistant to...
Malaysia - a one-month campaign to educate medical practitioners to use antibiotics sparingly will be launched Oct 16 jointly organised by the Ministry of Health, Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society – The Star  
Antibiotics Smart Use: a workable model for promoting the rational use of medicines in Thailand 
How big is the TB problem in India? Weekly Blitz.... TB bacteria can become resistant to the common ...antibiotic-resistance is a major threat for control of all infectious diseases.

Malaysia –excessive use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections; and especially in private clinics – New Straits Times; and a month-long campaign is to start in October – NST 2

Viet Nam – 5 – 8%of patients gets Hospital Acquired Infections, and hand hygiene compliance low – Thanh Nien

‘India should devise plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance’ – The Hindu 

Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Escherichia coli in Wild Birds and Free-range Poultry, Bangladesh 

Japan – baby death in MRSA shortly after admittance into Nagoya hospital NICU stirs apology from Hospital Director, and investigation – Asahi.com

Prevent pneumonia to lower infant mortalityrate: India...Times of India....25% of pneumococcal infections globally are due to serotype 19A, an emerging serotype associated with antibiotic resistance and responsible for the rise in...

Declining Antibiotic sensitivity over 10 years in AIIMS, New Delhi – Financial Express

“THECHENNAI DECLARATION”– INDIA’S MEDICAL SOCIETIES JOIN FORCES AGAINST Anti Microbial Ressitance......For the first time ever, medical societies of India has taken a joint initiative on fighting the antimicrobial resistance issue. A product of the pre-conference meeting ”A road-map to tackle the challenge of antimicrobial resistance”

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

How big is the TB problem in India? Weekly Blitz.... TB bacteria can become resistant to the common ...antibiotic-resistance is a major threat for control of all infectious diseases.
Malaysia – ”Anti Microbial Resistance can be major health concern” –applauds for a national campaign to curb AMR, and a recent study on the public knowledge and attitudes Anti Microbial Resistance with results showing there is a strong need of further informing of the public.
China – hospital antibiotic use drops by 20% in Shanghai 
Hong Kong SAR – 17th case of NDM-1 reported, a 66-year old man 
Malaysia – excessive use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections; and especially in private clinics 
Viet Nam – 5 – 8% of patients gets Hospital Acquired Infections, and hand hygiene compliance low – Thanh Nien 

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

Malaysia - a one-month campaign to educate medical practitioners to use antibiotics sparingly will be launched Oct 16 jointly organised by the Ministry of Health,Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society – The Star

Hong Kong SAR – 13th case of NDM-1 reported – no recent travel history, but stayed in same ward as one previous NDM-1 case.. – Hong Kong Dep of Health

China – Netherlands; the Dutch Health Minister visits China, with antibiotic resistance on the agenda - Nieuwsbank

‘India moves to tackle antibiotic resistance’ – Indian medical societies are pressing for the controversial antibiotic policy to be taken; see also the graph with skyrocketing carbapenem sales – news article in Nature

Nepal –maternity hospital in Thapathali closed down due to HAI epidemic - ekantipur 

Arab Emirates – MRSA more than doubled 2003 – 2008 in AlA in hospital - TheNational 

Kuwait – “Antibiotic resistance is common all over the world and is not a major cause for worry in Kuwait” – somewhat dubious comment by a doctor in ArabTimes 

Hong Kong SAR – 12th case of NDM-1, in an elderly man, reported by HK Government

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

India – Antibiotic Resistance theme of “Sepsis Update” in Ahmedabad, a ”run-up” to ”World Sepsis Day” on September 13; ”antibiotic Resistance is the biggest challenge we are facing in ICU:s” – Times of India

Multi-drug resistant TB looms over Chennai – Times of India 

India steps up TB fight as fears of drug-resistant strains mount – Washington post

 Wanted: a policy on antibiotics...The Hindu...Antibiotic resistance would mean that 2.5 million deaths would occur due to ... with resistant bacteria, larger hospitals should have avibrant infection ...

Locally-made drugs encouraged in Vietnam 

UAE residents' growing resistance to antibiotics...cause and effects.....Emirates 24/7.....Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and a common symptom among ... to wait before a bacterial infection is proven in him before starting an antibiotic. 

China- – rumours of wrong ingredients in i a antibiotics – ”gutter oil” used? 

China- Antibiotics not only save lives, but also kills’ – examples of side effects – gmw.cn 

China- Prudent antibiotic use chosen as theme for this years ’medical safety month’ in the provinces Jiangsu and Nanjing – Baidu/cqnews

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

Family of patient who died from antibiotic-resistant bacteria looking for answers:Edmonton Journal..... According to information previously released by provincial health officials, a female patient was infected with the antibiotic-resistant acinetobacter bacteria while having emergency surgery in India in April. She returned to Edmonton with an infection... 
Hospital hygiene failed: Edmonton Journal......Health officials confirmed that a frail man having high risk surgery contracted the antibiotic-resistant acineto bacter bacteria carried to the Royal Alex by an infected female patient. The woman had travelled to the Indian subcontinent in April.
Resistant bacteria blamed in death of man: EdmontonSun.....The bacteria was initially introduced to the hospital by a woman who fell ill after undergoing emergency surgery while in the Indian subcontinent. Staff at the hospital diagnosed the woman with three separate antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 
Health officials investigate potential link between antibiotic-resistant ...Edmonton Journal... EDMONTON - Health officials suspecta Royal Alexandra Hospital patient died after picking up antibiotic-resistantbacteria brought to Edmonton by an infected traveller. After the infection wasdiscovered, Alberta Health Services closed various Royal ...
’Superbugs spread to 40 nations, threatening India's medical tourism’, and ’Scourge of the Superbugs’ – long, informative article on ABR, with focus on NDM-1 
Is It Time To Develop Secret Antibiotics?..Wall Street Pit.....Indiahas been hit particularly hard by NDM-1 strains because of the combination ofits population size, its infrastructure and sanitationproblems, and the abundance of antibiotics available there. However, such resistantbacteria have been found in a ...

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

Concerns Mount Over India's Role In Incubating Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Voice of America...Medical experts warn India remains at the forefront of what the World Health Organization calls “the post-antibiotic era,”...

'Indians will get free medicines', after a new health reform. Antibiotics are not stressed in this article in Health.india.com, and in DN prof Ind Dis in Uppsala Björn Olsen sees no problem withit... 

Breathing uneasy over TB – The Hindu 

Doctors find medicine mix to fend off drug-resistant TB 
New Drug Combination Offers Hope to Fight TB
Drug resistance: 10-yr study shows big jump 
China – ’Crackdown on antibiotic abuse’; China steps up measures countrywide  
China – different levels of use of antibiotics – in Tianjin, three levels of antibiotics with respective recommendations and restrictions – gmw
10% Of TB Cases In China Are Drug-Resistant Strains 
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Increasing 

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

Thailand – ”about 30 000 deathsclaimed by drug resistance yearly”; and the awareness that high consumers of antibiotics have greater risk of MRB  –Bangkok Post

 Indonesia – Sweden, Australia and Holland as good examples in MRB/MRSA fight – Jakarta Post 

Vietnam – enterococcallink between poultry and human urinary tract infections – study in EID 

Venus Remedies gets US patent for antibiotic product: Hindu Business Line.....The company is planning to launch this drug in India under the brand name   

Venus Remedies gets US patent for antibiotic: Business Standard...... the US Patent Office for new antibiotic product which targets drug resistant infections. ... Press Trust of India 

India – study shows zink may reduce mortality in sepsis when given as an adjunct to standard antibiotics; published in the Lancet, here mirrored in The Indian Express 

'Acticoat Silver Dressings Destroy Deadly Bacteria'..MedicalNews Today Individuals who were previously hospitalized in India or Pakistan, where the resistance-causing enzyme that is carried by bacteria is widespread, repeatedly brought the superbug to the UK. NDM-1, an enzyme capable of destroying antibiotics, ... 

”There are lots of evidences that it/India/ is one of theepicenters/of antibiotic resistance," said Kumarasamy, a microbiologist in Chennai – Voice of America 

”Indians popping more antibiotics than ever” – i a, carbapenem sales are steeply going up, according to a study by CDDEP – Times of India 

Pill that's killing us - Mumbai Mirror...Doctors peg Mumbai's public hospital-acquired infections at more than 10 per cent, a chunk of which is caused by drug resistance. While India gains notoriety for its abuse of antibiotics, Mumbai is emerging as the numerouno city cut out for serious  

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

Taiwan – Klebsiella pnemoniae C problems; of 27 patients who got infections with KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae inTaiwan last year, 14 patients, or 50%, died  –takungpao.com 

Drug-Defying Germs From India Speed Post-Antibiotic Era –Bloomberg...Mutant germs that most antibiotics can't kill had entered her bladder, probably from a contaminated hospital catheter in India. She risked a life-threatening infection if the bacteria invaded her bloodstream – a waiting game over which she had limited.. .

Antibiotic use fuels drug resistant superbugs from India-Public Radio International PRI.....Some of modern medicine's most important drugs are losing their potency. Antibiotics are failing  as disease-causing bacteria become resistant. It's happening allover, but India may play an especially big role in fueling the problem.

India Superbug Germs Resistant to Antibiotics -ChristianPost....Local media reports that recently, in separate incidents, three Americans were treated for serious urinary tract infections caused by bacteria which have been found to be highly resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria, known as New Delhi ... 

India is epicenter for drug-resistant superbugs -Fort Worth Star Telegram...Researchers say the epicenter is India, where drugs created to fight bacterial infections have taken a perverse turn by making many ailments harder to treat. India's $  bacterium caused 14 deaths in Taiwan in2011 - Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei,May 8 (CNA) Fourteen people died in 2011 after being infected with an antibiotic resistant bacterium recently detected at two hospitals in northernTaiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. Of the 13 hospitals around Taiwan ... 

Doctor's Findings Lead to Controversy at Home (Mumbai,India) - OregonLive.com..Beginning in June2000, Kumarasamy, now 36, studied bacteria and went from hospital to hospital in Chennai to collect specimens. He says he witnessed a steady increase in difficult-to-treat infections. Patients were dying, and doctors couldn'tidentify ...
A health crisis blooms, then booms in India -The National....Then her doctor told her mutant germs that most antibiotics cannot kill had entered her bladder, probably from a contaminated hospital catheter in India. She risked alife-threatening infection if the bacteria invaded her bloodstream - waitinggame ...
India Superbug Germs - The Province (blog).....India is a generator of these drug resistant bacteria as it has many sick people to begin with combined with poor sanitation increases the scope of antibacterial resistance. Abdul Ghafur, an infectious diseases doctor in Chennai, used to combat ...
Indian drug-resistant TB cases responding well:-Vaccine News Daily....Five tuberculosis patientsin a Mumbai hospital who are infected with a form ... period of time if the resistant strains of bacteria re-assert themselves.
Weekly digest: Resistance in India's largest city, the evolution of bacterial mutation rates, and antiseptic-resistant ... Crafting a system-wide response to healthcare-associated infections ... The Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Indian Neonates ... 
”China Takes Aim at Rampant Antibiotic Resistance” -  Sciencemag

Pneumonias due to pathogens resistant to 17 antibiotics seen in Dalian City Hospital – and it seems not to be for the first time – gmw.com 

”WHO has repeatedly warned China about its ABR problem which, if continuing uncontrolled, will be a problem of the world”; CN.news 

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

Overuse of antibiotics causing resistance that could undermine medical ....The culprit is the wrong use of antibiotics that has allowed certain bacterial infections to ... India and Pakistan, antimicrobial resistance is spread through poor infection ...
Let's Talk Books And Politics: India: Politics, Greed, and the Attack of...The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a growing problem.... of the bacterial infections that occurred in Indian hospitals were resistant to ... 
Activists: Casual antibiotic use, inadequate treatment fuel drug-resistant TB ...Washington Post.....India adds an estimated 99000 cases of drug-resistant TB every year, but only a tiny fraction of those infected receive the proper drugs to treat the stubborn disease through the government-funded program. Saturday marks World Tuberculosis Day. 
How bacteria resist 'Trojan horse' antibiotic: Newstrack India.....Washington,March 20 (ANI): Indian origin scientists have discovered the mechanism by which some bacteria evade a potent antibiotic. The researchers found that the bacteria have modified a common "housekeeping" enzyme in a way that enables the enzyme ... 
Regulation is vital to curbing TB in India.....The National....Today is World Tuberculosis Day - a stark reminder of India's struggle to curb thespread of the disease. India is the most infected country in the world with 20 per cent of the known 8.5 million cases. Tuberculosis, caused by a bacteria that mostly ... 

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

Using a drug resistance index (DRI) to track antibiotic effectiveness: evidence from one Indian hospital

Pune Newsline: On the occasion of World MeningitisDay, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) ... Meningitis is the inflammationcaused by a viral or bacterial infection, ... 

'Prevent meningitis through vaccination': The Hindu....“Inspite of the appropriate use of antibiotics, the mortality rate due to acute bacterial meningitis has been noticeably high in India (16-32 per cent). 

Warnings over superbug cases: The Dominion Post...Anantibiotic-resistant "superbug" that has spread to New Zealand could becomea ... every known antibiotic, and appears to have originated in India before... 

Researchers providing an in-depth analysis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, isolated from New Zealand patients returning from India, have taken the ... 

India – Anti-Microbial Resistance plan wanted; theUnion Health Ministry has written to the Planning Commission asking for anational programme to tackle anti-microbial resistance -  Indian Express 

Pakistan –”Hospitals urged to adopt infection control steps” – WHO ; the Nation 

China – debate on AB use in animal husbandry and aquaculture – an article points to the problem, and the need to raise the quality of antibiotic use  –sohu.com

The Challenges of Drug Resistance in Developing Countries  

Is MRSA a hospital-level problem? 

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 

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

China – tough anti-AB measures; “The 2012 National Plan to Rectify theClinical Application of Antibiotics”, a revised version of the 2011 plan, aimsto lower the consumption of AB:s in China, from the 138 grams per person/year,almost 10 times US level –Xinhua (in English)

Saleof anti-TB drugs without doctor's prescription faces ban:Times of India.....Asit is 80% of Indian population is infected with tubercle bacili. More alarmingly,recently, it has been shown that primary resistance to mycobacterium ... 

AUDITING PRESCRIPTIONS:pharmabiz.com...It is well known inthe industry that India's top selling medicine in the ... (Stop before you pop):Timesof India.....Many bacterial infections are becoming resistant to commonlyprescribed antibiotics. When you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria arekilled but resistant ...  

EPISTEMHOLDINGS PLC : Epistem signs tuberculosis channel partner ...4-traders... one of India's leading Genomics research and Diagnostic testing companies.... assessment for antibiotic resistance using its novel GenedriveTMplatform.
Anend to modern medicine?..Malaysia Star.....And experts have been warning abouthow the wrong use of antibiotics has given the bacteria the opportunity todevelop resistance, enabling them to become ...  

Bugged poultry:Down To Earth....By : Rahul Muralidharan -- (Credit: EMKAY)more than 40per cent of bacteria found in meat on sale in Switzerland are resistant to atleast one antibiotic, ...  

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

Antibiotics and Resistance Perspective: Fair amount of research on antibiotic resistance inIndia deals with bacterial infections, however, studies on antibioticsusceptibility of fungal isolates are limited.

Hong Kong SAR : – Dept of Health urges for vigilance against Community Acquired-Methicillin Resistant StaphylococcusAureus afterhaving another case in hospital 

Hong Kong SAR : MRSA update from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital: contact tracing reveals another four babiescolonized – 7^th Space

China – ‘MRSA Academy’ to be established in Guangzhou – there is a major widespread problem with MRSA as an increasing cause of hospital acquired pneumonia  

India – a daily paper article looks at Swedish measuresagainst Antibiotic Resistance –  Hinudstan Times 

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

In China, the governmental campaigning against overuse of AB:s continues: this article advocates narrow spectrum treatment, and faster bacterial diagnostics 

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region – call for vigilance against CommunityAssociated-MRSA after another confirmedcase of CA-MRSA pneumonia hospitalised  

International Copper Promotion Council (India) [ICPCI] makes an .......TheGARP-India research discussed at the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infectionscalled for rationalizing antibiotic use to limit antibiotic resistance in India and ... 

NDM-1:The Spread of Drug-Resistant Bacteria in India | Pulitzer ...Sonia Shah on Super-Resistant Bacteria, Medical Tourism and India's Poor ...widespread use of antibiotics  

Superbugs: Rare genetic fusion to blame for spread: IBN Live.com......The key issue at stake is an era where antibiotics no longer work. ... a situationwhere the same bacteria has become resistant to the usual antibiotics and ... 

Superbugs 'rampant' in India: German news report: IBNLive.com.......Sofar no deaths have been reported due to this bacteria, but it's also been ...highlights the thriving indiscriminate overuse of antibiotics in India. 

Superbug:British researchers challenge India's stand: Economic Times.......had traced to India in 2010, has said the antibiotic resistant gene was ...NDM-1 gene was likely constructed in the bacteria called Acinetobacter 

Indian hospitals using copper to fight superbugs: Times of India.......Accordingto Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) in Indian ICUs, ... abacterial infection that overwhelms the bloodstream. 

Rare genetic fusion caused superbug NDM1, study finds: Times of India......antibiotic-resistant genes gave birth to the dangerous Indian superbug ...bacteria at superfast speed and consequently making them drug resistant too. 

Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis reported in Mumbai: World Socialist Web Site.......Successfultreatment of active TB requires several months of medication with more than onetype of antibiotic... 

Treating a World Without Antibiotics?: Huffington Post......Doctorsin India have reported recent cases of what the medical worldcalls"Totally Drug Resistant" tuberculosis. In other words, none ofthe antibiotics we have today are effective in treating this particular strain of TB. 

NDM-1: The Bacterial Gene That's Resistant to 15 Different Antibiotics: Gizmodo......In the worst case scenarios for bacterial infections, a group of antibioticscalled carbapenems are generally used. These NDM-1 bacteria are virtuallyimpervious. Because there's no prescription law for anti-biotics in India,misuse has been widespread ... 

New 'killer' bacteria on the prowl: The Hindu......InIndia, where poor hygiene and the availability of over-the-counter antibioticslead to development of resistance, an estimated 100 to 200 million people arereportedly already carriers of these virtually unbeatable killer bacteria 

A Perfect Storm: Super-Resistant Bacteria in India | Pulitzer Center......Over 50 percent of bacterial infections in Indian hospitals are resistant tocommonly used antibiotics, and surveys show that many widespread bacterial ... 

Untreatable TB in India Spurs Call for Mandatory Isolation: Bloomberg......The country's first instance of TB that isn't curable with the recommended antibioticswas reported in India last month. Isolating those infected may prevent thebacterium from creating an unstoppable scourge. “We are examining all the casesin detail ...  

India rejects 'total drug resistant TB' claim: BBC News.....Indian health authorities have rejected recent reports that some tuberculosis cases inMumbai were totally resistant to antibiotic treatment. A health ministry teamsent to probe the cases said they were "extensively drug resistant"infections. 

When Penicillin Pays: Why China Loves Antibiotics a Little TooMuch 

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

New Tuberculosis Strain Thwarts All Antibiotics: NPR..We talk many timesabout the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, germs that resist mostantibiotics, ... And it has now infected a dozen patients inIndia. ...

India Reports Completely Drug-Resistant TB: Wired News....21 in anahead-of-print letter to the journal Clinical Infectious ...TotallyDrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India. Clin Infect Dis. advance access Dec. ...

Drug-resistant tuberculosis strain found in India: GMA News: At least 12patients were reported infected with TB that has become resistant to allthe drugs used against the disease, tech site Wired.com said. ... 

Totally Drug Resistant TB: UN Dispatch....As has been documented in other places, over timemany kinds of bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. TB bacteriahave been especially adept at this. ...

Totally drug-resistant TB emerges in India: Nature.com...Part of theincrease in drug resistance is related to complications that arise intreating patients who are also infected with HIV — 13% of TB cases, ... 

Totally Resistant TB:Earliest Cases In Italy: Wired News....By Maryn McKennaA follow-up to Monday's post on the recognition in India of totallydrug-resistant tuberculosis, TDR-TB: The fantastic early-warning list  

Totally Drug-Resistant TB Emerges in India: Mother Jones...at least 12patients in Mumbai, India, have been infected with a new and totallydrug-resistant form of tuberculosis. One has died. ... 

Hospital chain to launch booklet on antibiotic use soon: Daily News & Analysis...... showing theircommitment to provide infection-free environment to patients, ... ofmedications and antibiotics in India owing to which a resistance is ... 

Optimizing Antibiotic Regimens to Counter Antibiotic Resistance ..India's Smoking Gun: Could TaxationReduce Cigarette and Bidi Use on the Subcontinent? ... Global AntibioticResistance Partnership ... to cure bacterial infections, rarely havethese guidelines taken antibiotic resistance into account. ... 

Scientists validate usefulness of neem for ear, eye infections: Nigerian Tribune....Resistance tocommon antibiotics represents a serious problem for clinicians and the ... andprovided the infections are caused by susceptible bacteria. ...  

Bollywood-style charity evening at Carnforth : Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen..By Gazette newsdesk» Ladies will dress in Indian sarees to attend a ...stroke, autism, cancer,varicose leg ulcers and antibiotic resistant infections. ...
Incurable TB strain detected at Hinduja: Hindustan Times....For the first time in India, 12 people have been detected with totally drug resistant lung tuberculosis (TDR-TB), a condition inwhich patients do not