We Want Antibiotics

* A blog of Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) managed by Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Friday, September 18, 2009

New Antibiotics Needed
The bacterial challenge: time to react
Why Don’t Doctors Wash Their Hands More?
Further drop in NHS infections

In one UK hospital, an outbreak of C difficile has prompted opening of an isolation ward
Cheap food – not so cheap – if cost of ABR is added
Mandatory screening for patients before going to surgery
UK – falling HAI rates?
Americans expect to get better when they go to the hospital, not worse
For common colds or the flu, the grocer sells chicken soup and orange juice.”
Dr. A. J. Tamhankar, National Coordinator for Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR) at 3:50 AM

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