Drug resistance: The antibiotic red line of control
A much-needed public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of misuse and irrational use of antibiotics was recently launched by
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Antibiotic resistance is ancient in origin
Published in The Hindu on September 1, 2011 When did bacteria develop antibiotic resistance for the very first time? Of
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Superbug NDM-1 found in sewage, drinking water samples in India
The discovery of the New Delhi mettallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) in 51 of 151 sewage samples and two of 50 drinking water
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Superbug NDM-1: 2010 results confirmed by others
If the first paper on NDM-1 superbug published last year created an uproar in India, the second paper published on
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NDM-1 superbugs found in sewage, tap water in India
Gram-negative bacterial strains with NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) gene, also called the superbug, have now been detected in drinking water
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The threat of superbug NDM-1
Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae strains resistant to carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic, and one of the last lines of treatment for infections caused
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