Misapplication and overexploitation of antibiotics fuel the antimicrobial resistance in India
The discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 was the stepping stone to the modern era of antibiotics. Since then, antibiotics have saved millions of lives and transformed the practice of treating infections. The emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) warrant newer and stronger antibiotics. Bacteria appear to have followed the Darwin’s theory of the…