Mcr-1 gene found in second human sample in the U.S.
Researchers have identified a second sample of E. coli in human sample in the U.S. containing the mcr-1 gene. This comes nearly six weeks after the first case of a…
Category: Carbapenem
Drug resistance: The antibiotic red line of control
A much-needed public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of misuse and irrational use of antibiotics was recently launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Called ‘Medicines with…
Editorial: The superbug effect
Published in The Hindu on April 24, 2011 The discovery of the New Delhi mettallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) in 51 of 151 sewage samples and two of 50 drinking water samples taken…
Superbug NDM-1: 2010 results confirmed by others
Published in The Hindu on April 14, 2011 If the first paper on NDM-1 superbug published last year created an uproar in India, the second paper published on April 7…
NDM-1 superbugs found in seepage, tap water
Published in The Hindu on April 7, 2011 Gram-negative bacterial strains with NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1) gene, also called the superbug, have now been detected in drinking water and seepage…
Editorial: Superbug NDM-1 threat
Published in The Hindu on August 16, 2010 Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae strains resistant to carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic, and one of the last lines of treatment for infections caused by Gram-negative…
