The discovery and use of antimicrobials have enabled as lifesaving drugs to many deadly diseases, saving the lives and enhancing the health of many. However, the increasing global drug-resistance is posing a challenge, compromising the capacity to prevent and treat a large variety of infections that were once treatable. The…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat whose emergence and spread depends greatly on the misuse of antibiotics. The keyway is to tackle the situation by effective and correct diagnosis of the resistance pattern. It seems that one of the very common and acceptable ways for checking the…

During COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotics are used predominantly across Globe to prevent and treat secondary bacterial co-infections. Bacterial co-infections are frequently identified in influenza infections and are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. It is not easy for the physician to differentiate between viral infection and bacterial co-infection for which…

Growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health threat plaguing the world. The deaths that are attributable to AMR are estimated at 700,000 per year globally. The low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will face 90% of 10 million projected deaths associated with AMR. Among LMICs, India bears a significant burden…