Evaluation of the health and healthcare system burden due to antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli infections in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health issue that is jeopardizing the advances made by modern medicine. As per the report of the UN Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) released in 2019, drug resistance infections could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and will damage the economy as…

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Global Trends in Antimicrobial Use in Food Animals from 2017 to 2030

The antimicrobial agents are used throughout the world across a diverse array of livestock, to protect their health and production. The rise in demand for animal protein is facilitated by intensive farming. Intensive farming involves high inputs such as capital, fertilizers, labor in relation to cultivating area along with medications…

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COVID-19 pneumonia and the appropriate use of antibiotics

COVID-19 is one of the most common terms used in daily headlines nowadays. Although there have been other global pandemics that infected about a third of the world's population. For instance, the 1918 influenza pandemic lasted over a year and killed more than 50 million people. It seems that the…

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Honey: Another Alternative in the Fight against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

The war between antibiotics and bacteria is a billion years old and continuing. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the maximum number of antibiotics got discovered to fight the deadly bugs. Still, humankind witnessed the rise of superbugs – those which are resistant to several antibiotics. The present situation is…

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Simultaneous reduction of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in pig manure using a composting process with a novel microbial agent

Considering the high demand for animal protein, animal growth promotion, and reduction of risk of disease are highly focused. Hence, a variety of antibiotics are introduced in animal feeds, mostly in pigs as well as in poultry. Animals upon consumption of antibiotics release antibiotic residues and superbugs in the environment…

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High Prevalence of Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant, Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Escherichia coli in Fresh Seafood Sold in Retail Markets of Mumbai, India

Escherichia coli (E.Coli) is a bacteria that is commonly found in the gut of humans and animals. The presence of E.Coli in water indicates that the water is contaminated with feces – a common scenario in communities lacking proper sanitation facilities due to various demographic, social, economic, and political reasons.…

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The Potable Spring Water of Eastern Indian Himalayas

Antibiotics have indeed contributed to the increased life expectancy of humankind. The more worrisome fact is that 50-90% of the consumed antibiotics are discharged out of the human body as such, ending up in the environment. In Sikkim, the water sources are limited. The inhabitants use spring water for daily…

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