Antibiotic Stewardship Networking in India

03/09/2017

The Clock is tickling.....will we understand it!!!

https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/new-superbug-strain-pneumonia-scientists-worried-221901710.html

A dangerous strain of pneumonia found in China has experts and doctors extremely concerned. As NPR reports, doctors in Hangzhou, China, detected a form of pneumonia that is resistant to drugs, deadly, and highly contagious. Called Klebsiella pneumoniae, the bacterium was found in a “brand new hospit...

13/04/2017

It's been 30 years since the last class of antibiotics was discovered

https://in.news.yahoo.com/killer-superbugs-become-resistant-apos-120001169.html

Superbugs increasingly show resistance to antibiotics, including those used as last resort – a trend that is worrying the scientific community. Now, a team has identified a possible mechanism behind the resistance to vancomycin, a last-line treatment used against gram-positive bacteria involved in s...

01/04/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQvF5RVgX8

The resistance in bacteria against antibiotics is increasing with no new antibiotics in pipeline for approximately next 20 years. Hence, preservation of the ...

16/02/2016

Dutch doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics than others in EU...!

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/02/dutch-doctors-prescribe-fewer-antibiotics-than-others-in-eu/

Doctors in the Netherlands issue fewer prescriptions for antibiotics than their colleagues in other European countries, according to figures published...

16/02/2016

Why are there so few new antibiotics!

http://www.newsy.com/videos/why-are-there-so-few-new-antibiotics/

More and more bacteria are becoming drug resistant, but few new antibiotics are being developed. What can be done to encourage new research?

16/02/2016

Life Sciences Bridging Fund offers antibiotic 'lifeline'

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-35483828?error_code=4201&error_message=User+canceled+the+Dialog+flow =_

Research that could lead to new drugs to tackle antibiotic resistance is being given a lifeline thanks to a Welsh life sciences fund.

15/12/2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34857015

Bacteria are now resistant to drugs of last resort meaning the world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", warn scientists.

25/11/2015

The guidelines will play a crucial part in ensuring that hospitals have ready access to a comprehensive toolkit to manage multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria.

21/11/2015

doesn’t just affect a person taking antibiotics or a person with an infection. We should consider antibiotics a shared resource. Make sure you know the causes and never take antibiotics for viral infections

doesn’t just affect a person taking antibiotics or a person with an infection. We should consider antibiotics a shared resource. Make sure you know the causes and never take antibiotics for viral infections.

20/11/2015

Are we heading towards a post antibiotic age !

Our explainer explores the concept of a post-antibiotic age.

20/11/2015

Antibiotic Resistance: How it spreads

: How it spreads

20/11/2015

What the agriculture sector can do

: What the agriculture sector can do