Bacterial co-infection uncommon in patients with community-acquired COVID-19: Lancet

‘Antimicrobial stewardship’ in COVID-19 patients will help slow emergence of antimicrobial resistance, report says

Why we need smart regulation to contain antimicrobial resistance

Smart regulation is a useful way to regulate complex areas that involve multiple stakeholders with converging and diverging interests

Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges

Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too

Study finds ‘multi antibiotic’ resistant bacteria in chicken samples from Mumbai

There is an urgent need to limit antibiotic use and stop antibiotic misuse for poultry, says study co-author

New materials may make implants safe

Scaffold made from silk protein fibroin and silver nanoparticles found to have antimicrobial properties

Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes: study

Friendly gut bacteria from individuals who had not consumed antibiotics for past 6 months harbored resistance against multiple antimicrobials,…

What is the multi-drug-resistant pathogen found in the International Space Station?

Research on Enterobacter bugandensis holds promise for managing hospital infections & safeguarding astronaut well-being

FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors

Data generated on AMR trends will be helpful to inform policy and decision making for AMR containment

Kerala comes up with Operation AMRITH to tackle AMR

Operation Amrith is aimed at conducting surprise raids in retail medical shops for detecting OTC sale of antibiotics

AMR Awareness Week: Public health needs to be bottom line

New antibiotic research & development model required to ensure people most in need get access to right drugs

G20 health ministers prioritise, commit to tackling AMR with One Health approach

The ministers also recognised the need for developing novel antimicrobials

Antibiotic resistance: AMR a health threat in Uganda

Worries: Self-medication, antibiotic sales without prescription

Emerging drug resistance in eastern Africa hinders fight against malaria

Most of the countries in Africa are not on track to achieving the goal of eliminating malaria in the continent by 2030

Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report

Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 ends with Muscat Ministerial Manifesto on AMR

The Manifesto has called upon different stakeholders in human and animal health as well as environment sectors to come together to implement AMR …

Glorious oversight: Reviewing our very own epoch

An author’s musings about American pop culture fixtures and privileged way of life presented as a review of the anthropocene

Collaboration, policy, regulatory changes needed to fight antimicrobial resistance: Report

Antibiotic manufacturing must be done responsibly to reduce AMR risk, says report by coalition working to tackle AMR

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Kerala case study shows how ethnoveterinary practices can curb AMR in livestock

Ethnoveterinary practices are more cost-effective than allopathic treatment; it also allows farmers to monitor the process

Combining antibiotics with silver nanoparticles may help address drug resistance

Researchers at Delhi’s Jamia Millia find that a combination is more effective against bacteria than when using either antibiotics or silver …

Budget 2018 gives AMR a miss despite being a public health threat  

With no funds allocated for Antimicrobial Resistance, it will be challenge to implement Strategic National Action Plan

Resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is increasing and there are no new drugs

The World Health Organization has cautioned against the building resistance and emphasised on the need for new drugs

US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees

As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian

European Medicines Agency asks EU to decrease use of antibiotic colistin

The update comes after a new mechanism of resistance to the bacteria was found in pigs and humans samples

More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country

India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more

AMR Awareness Week: Combating AMR in European Union through a One Health approach

Today, one in five bacterial infections in Europe is caused by a pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics