Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Cempra Completes Enrollment of Phase 2 Portion of Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of TAKSTA(TM) (CEM-102 or Sodium Fusidate) for Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Structure Infections
Manuka Honey inhibits the growth of bacteria which cause many skin infections including antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as MRSA and VRE.
Swedish plan of action against antibiotic resistance (Old story but still useful)
Research that helped reduce antibiotic prescriptions may get an award
Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Germany
Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Experimental Antibiotics Should Be Given Orphan Drug Status
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SRNE) today announced an antibody discovery and development collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA for MRSA infection.
Resistance to Antibiotics Can Be Drawback for Bacteria
KaloBios Partners with Sanofi Pasteur on Novel Prevention and Treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa -(KaloBios' Humaneered™ Antibody Fragment KB001 Blocks Pseudomonas Virulence)
From CDC
Seagulls and Beaches acting as Reservoirs for Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Portugal sharing hospital room raises infection risk compared to being hospitalised in a single room.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Necrotizing fasciitis is rare but serious disease. It is lethal in approximately 30 percent of those who develop it. The most common cause is the group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria, the same bacteria that causes step throat. Scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston recently discovered a simple gene mutation that decreases the chance people will get a flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis. Further, they proved that inactivating this section of the gene lessens the devastating disease in humans.
Newcastle University scientists have found using data taken from soil samples from five sites in the Netherlands that Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Sequencing neglected microbes could accelerate the discovery of new protein families and biological traits. (Nature, 4th january 2009)