Antimicrobial

Combating the threat to humanity

Combating the threat to humanity

“The biggest threat to human life comes from the smallest bugs,” reminded Prof. Anindya Sundar Ghosh, In-Charge of Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur. He was recently at Birkbeck’s (University of London) Department of Biological Sciences to talk on “Penicillin interactive enzymes and tackling ß-lactam resistance in mycobacteria”. The occasion was provided by an international capacity-building workshop on the subject of antimicrobial resistance sponsored by the global challenges research fund (GCRF). Prof. Ghosh says, “The development of antimicrobial resistance is an evolutionary process and is inevitable as it involves the transfer of genes from one bacterium to another.…
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Global Experts to address Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge at IIT KGP

Global Experts to address Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge at IIT KGP

Business Standard      Jagran Josh     NDTV     The Week     Millenium Post Antimicrobial Resistance is one of the most crucial challenges faced by the healthcare industry. In the 21st century, germs are evolving resistance to drugs at a faster rate which has now been identified as a severe global threat. A major contributor to this issue has been our malpractices of antibiotic use, be it not finishing the entire antibiotic course or over-prescription of antibiotics for human patients or in livestock and pisciculture. This is further aggravated by poor infection control in health care settings, poor hygiene and…
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