Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Crystallography And Computation Improve Understanding Of Antibiotic Resistance

How Bacteria Talk To Each Other And Our Cells 

Key Proteins In Mucus Prevent Bacterial Adhesion To Surfaces, Could Help Prevent Growth Of Biofilms 

How Antibiotics Function Inside Living Bacteria May Improve Use Of Old Drugs And Accelerate Development Of Smarter Antibiotics To Fight TB 

MRSA Superbug Found In US Wastewater Plants 

Researchers Discover How E. coli Adapts To Colonize Plants, Fruit And Vegetables 

Genes Related To Host-Microbe Interactions Are Tied To Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Immune Response To Bacterial Infection May Have Shaped Genetics Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections And Improving Patient Safety Conference, 22 November 2012, London 
US- Nation’s Leading Health Care Organizations Unite to Preserve Antibiotic Effectiveness and Combat Resistance - CDDEP
Heavy antibiotic treatment in US hospitals – poster at IDSA, CDDE
”Outbreak of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Stresses Need for New Antibiotics” –NIH outbreak revisited, by PEW Health Group 
MRSA and Other Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Wildlife a Threat to People? Decoded Science MRSA outbreak elegantly stopped in specialbaby unit by use of whole-genome sequencing – after recurrence, personnel was screened - Lancet ID

Spain – ”there is a worrying increase in resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to last line antibiotics”, say Marc Sprenger, Director of ECDC–  El Pais

Portugal – ’high in MRSA, low in Klebsiella pneumoniae’  - PTJornal

Greece – ’there is a clearconnection between the MRB outbreaks and shortage of staff’, it is argued in Ta Nea

Very uneven distribution of antibiotic use – research highlighted by Los Angeles Times; and the gap is widening – says Ramanan Laxminarayan in USAToday 

Less than half of Americans recognize antibioticoveruse as a problem - CBSNews 

The pro’s and con’s of antibiotic use in pediatrics – ’handle with care’ - New York Times CDDEP relaunches its Resistance Map - CDDEP