The antibiotic era started in the 1940s and changed the profile of infectious diseases and
human demography. The burgeoning classes and numbers promised much and elimination …

For several decades, antibiotics have been critical in the fight against infectious disease
caused by bacteria and other microbes. Antimicrobial chemotherapy has been a leading …

Abstract" Survival of the fittest" holds good for men and animals as also for bacteria. A
majority of bacteria in nature are nonpathogenic, a large number of them, live as …

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Resistance in microorganisms is defined as their unresponsiveness to the standard doses of
drugs. Once developed, resistance is usually irreversible or very slow to reverse. Resistance …

Background During the last six decades, extensive use of antibiotics has selected resistant
strains, increasing the rate of fatal infectious diseases, and exerting an economic burden on …

Antimicrobial resistance is an important concern for the public health authorities at global
level. However, in developing countries like India, recent hospital and some community …

Despite much effort, antibiotic resistance continues to increase. Looking back, it is clear that
this was an inevitable consequence of antibiotic use. From a bacterial viewpoint, the …

Antibiotics have undoubtedly made a major contribution to improvements in both human and
animal health and welfare. The recent years have brought an alarming rise in the …

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared antimicrobial resistance as the theme for the
World Health Day, 2011. Concerted action is needed at the local, national, and global level …