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

India– ”we’re heading for a post-antibiotic stage?” says Dr Camilla Rodrigues at a conference, and emphasizes the role of sanitation facilities; Indian Express  

Providing Impetus, Tools, and Guidance to Strengthen National Capacity for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Viet Nam   

Antimicrobial Resistance Challenges Faced In Vietnam

The dearth of new antibiotics, the Times of India cites a CDDEP study on the overuse of antibiotics in India 

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

India – ”fight those super bugs” – in an article in the Hindu, it is pointed out that the Indian government formulated a policy for antibiotic resistance containment in 2011 – ”however, effective execution is a huge challenge”  

India – a pessimistic tone on the present standing of antibiotics, by a microbiologist in Mumbai; focus needs to be on improving public sanitation conditions, she says – The Hindu 

Malaysia – workshop on international health and antibiotic resistance, reported from by ReAct 

Hong Kong SAR – investigating its 27th detected case of NDM-1 – Dept of Health

Japan – VRE outbreak in a hospital in Okayama, in two waves, totally 21 cases – Sankei.msn  

Among Antibiotics,Resistance Knows No Bounds: Pacific Standard...But with the emergence of antibiotic resistance genes, some of which make infectious bacteria invulnerable to all known antibiotic medications, ... 

Rise indrug-resistant bugs due to overuse of antibiotics: Times of India....NEW DELHI: Overuse of antibiotics has led to a situation in which even simple infections acquired outside the hospital are turning drug-resistant.

India 'Has Lost' Superbug War: Wall Street Journal....Bacteria carrying the NDM-1enzyme are highly resistant to the most powerful group of antibiotics,known as carbapenems, making infections caused by them ...

Bacteria are becoming bolder: The Hindu....He was treated with high doses of a toxic antibiotic. ... Moreover, we are seeing infections with resistant bacteria being acquired from the community, ... 

Drug-resistant bacteria on the rampage, says expert: The Hindu.....Though bacterial resistance to common antibiotics was a world-wide concern,the magnitude of the problem was much more in India across the three main ....

Antibiotic Resistance in Egg Farm Study Raises Concerns: The Poultry Site.com....INDIA - About three per cent of egg and environmental samples from farms in ... but the relatively high antibiotic resistance among the bacteria was raised ... 

The Nearly Unstoppable Superbugs: Yahoo! News....Many antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria by destroying a single cell ... of a man hospitalized in India with a not-so-uncommon urinary tract infection ...