It is well known that the upsurge of antibiotic resistance (ABR) in the environment is a global public health concern. However, sadly even today antibiotics are being used extensively to prevent or to treat bacterial infections in the environment. It includes aquaculture, humans, and animals. The key problem is that…

Mass distribution of antibiotics is an effective intervention to reduce childhood mortality. One such drug is Azithromycin which belongs to the macrolide variety, widely used in Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa. Further investigations have shown that similar interventions are also responsible for increased macrolide resistance in the gut…

The COVID-19 pandemic became a public health threat and challenging for the health system. The antibiotics treatment regimen took an important role during this situation. However, the microbiological and antibiotic data related to COVID-19 are not adequate. Although the co-infection related to bacterial and fungal are low in the patients…

It is well known now that the non-prudent use of antimicrobials in animals has contributed drastically to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans. For instance, the statistics from the United States and Europe indicate that around 70% of antimicrobials are sold for use in food animals. However, the…

Antibiotic resistance (ABR) became a major threat to public health and India is a top contributor to this global issue. The resistant bacteria are found in humans, animals, birds, aquatics, plants, and the environment and can spread between hosts and the environment. “One Health” is an approach that addresses this…

Microorganisms containing drug-resistant genes are present everywhere, including human-made environments. Humans are more and more exposed to these microbes because we are spending most of our time indoors which is especially true in the present Covid-19 situation.  Indoors are one of the places where the bacteria from the outdoor environment…