Is There a Way Around? Scientists Find New Weapon Against Superbug Behind Infant Deaths

Estimates show that 58,000 neonatal deaths are attributable to sepsis caused by drug-resistance to first-line antibiotics, each year.

In India, as elsewhere in South East Asia, many interlinked factors—including overuse of antibiotics, limited clinical diagnostic and laboratory capacity, and poor infection control, hygiene, and sanitation—have contributed to the emergence and spread of AMR.

Estimates show that 58,000 neonatal deaths are attributable to sepsis caused by drug-resistance to first-line antibiotics, each year.

https://fit.thequint.com/health-news/superbug-acinetobacter-baumannii-new-research

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Published by Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D.,

Early career researcher in the field of Microbiology. Phage biologist, Author, Editor and Scientific writer. Expertise is in bacteriophage biology & genetics, Phage Therapy, ssRNA phages, Phage lysis systems, Single-cell analysis, protein antibiotics, and Antibiotic Resistance.