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Antimicrobial resistant gene profile found in poultry from Kerala, Telangana: study

The Hindu

Indian scientists report antimicrobial resistance gene profiles in poultry, highlighting urgent need for intervention to prevent spread.

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AI can help tackle urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance

News Medical Health Sciences

New research from the Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net) at the University of Liverpool has shown that using artificial intelligence (AI) can improve how we treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), and help to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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More antibiotics, less cure

The Hindu

Hospitals are seeing increasing instances of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), declared by the UN as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. On the occasion of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, observed from November 18-24, Afshan Yasmeen looks at the prevalence of AMR and plans to tackle it

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Immunisation coverage and antibiotic use: is India missing an opportunity?

The Hindu

Studies now indicate that unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children are vulnerable to preventable illnesses and have to seek medical care, which in many cases leads to an unnecessary abuse of antibiotics, fueling the epidemic of antimicrobial resistance

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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

The Hindu

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only

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Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Researchers are exploring phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a possible solution. In the new study, researchers successfully modified DNA from four types of phages to kill a deadly pathogen.

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AI provides same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance in ICUs

News Medical Health Sciences

Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance for patients in intensive care – critical to preventing life-threatening sepsis.