Page 2 - Antibiotic Resistance

Covid-19 pandemic raised antibiotic resistant infections: Study

An estimated 1.2 million people worldwide died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant infections, and this number is predicted to increase ten-fold by 2050

Misuse of antibiotics soared in India during Covid pandemic: Study

Covid-19 likely contributed to 216.4 million excess doses of antibiotics for adults: study

Treating Covid may lead to increased antibiotic resistance, UK study finds

The use of antibiotics in people with Covid-19 could lead to raised levels of the drugs within rivers which may in turn result in an increase in antimicrobial resistance, according to a UK study

Wockhardt becomes first Indian company to get nod for novel antibiotics

While multinational companies have launched new antibiotics in India, there have been no new launches in the past 15 years in this category

It's bacteria that become antibiotic-resistant, not the human body itself

A recent study revealed 88% of people think antibiotic resistance occurs when the human body becomes resistant to antibiotics. This isn't entirely true