Amid a rise in monsoon-related illnesses, doctors have urged people not to self-medicate with antibiotics for fever. They stressed that fever can have several causes and unnecessary antibiotic use can cause side effects and fuel antimicrobial resistance
Growing antimicrobial resistance is forcing Hyderabad hospitals to rely on expensive last-line antibiotics such as Fetroja (cefiderocol) to treat multidrug-resistant infections. Doctors warn that antibiotic misuse is fuelling superbugs, leaving patients with limited treatment options and treatment costs exceeding Rs 20 lakh.
A two-and-a-half-year study by the South Asian Liver Institute has found alarming levels of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections among liver transplant patients in a semi-rural town, with 94 per cent of cultures resistant to first- and second-line antibiotics
A study by AIG Hyderabad shows 83% of Indian patients undergoing routine endoscopy carry multidrug-resistant bacteria, far higher than in other countries. Experts warn of a community-level antibiotic resistance crisis, urging urgent stewardship, public education, and regulatory action.
IT Roorkee scientists have developed a novel molecule that restores the effectiveness of Meropenem against deadly drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, the breakthrough offers renewed hope in tackling the global antibiotic resistance crisis
