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Fight against infection

Too little too late: Why are we losing the fight against infections?

Colistin is an antibiotic which is used as a last resort to fight bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. Recently (May 2016) a woman in Pennsylvania was found to have a urinary tract infection caused by a bacteria (E.Coli) that was resistant to Colistin. This news made headlines and provided insight into the growing threat of …

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Curse of Antibiotics

A recent study published in British Medical Journal in Nov 2019 found that 25% (32.5 million) of antibiotic prescriptions were inappropriate and 18% (23.7 million) patients had no indication for getting an antibiotic prescription. Only 57% prescriptions were appropriate. Adult male patients, and patients with 1 or more chronic diseases such as high blood pressure …

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