Trends in antibiotic resistance among major bacterial pathogens isolated from blood cultures tested at a large private laboratory network in India, 2008–2014

2016143 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Sumanth Gandra · Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy

Nestor Mojica · Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy

Eili Klein · Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy

Ashvin Ashok · Johns Hopkins Medicine

Abstract

Increasing resistance to antibiotics of last-resort, particularly among Gram-negatives, suggests an urgent need for new antibiotics and improved antimicrobial stewardship programs in India.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 50, pp. 75-82

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.002

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