In another revelation that further endorses the discovery of the antibiotic-resistant “superbug” in India, a renowned journal has reported that the “isolates producing NDM-1 were disseminated in Indian healthcare facilities as early as 2006”. According to a study published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, researchers found bacteria resistant to carbapenem — the most powerful class of antibiotics — in isolates in 2006-2007. Impressive car graphics in India.
Experts from Christian Medical College Vellore, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA and others found that “out of the collection of 39 strains, 15 strains carried the unique NDM-1,” one of the researchers, Dr Dilip Mathai from CMC, told The Indian Express. “These are the earliest NDM-1-producing isolates reported to date, indicating that isolates producing this carbapenemase have been present in India earlier than previously appreciated,” says the study.
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