The Menace of Antimicrobial Resistance
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Community Health (IJCH) - Year 2018, Vol 30, Issue 4
Abstract
The discovery of Penicillin in 1926 was followed by discovery and use of several groups of antimicrobials, which gave a major boost to modern medicine by significantly decreasing mortality and morbidity. Thus, antimicrobials were regarded as a major breakthrough as they not only cured infectious diseases but also played a key role in success of advanced medical practices viz organ transplant, immunosuppressive therapy, cancer chemotherapy, complicated surgeries specially in contaminated areas, implants etc. However, these ‘miracle drugs’ are slowly losing their efficacy due to emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). (1,2,3)
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Pratima Gupta, Sangeeta Deka
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