Antibiotic Resistance is a serious and growing phenomenon in contemporary medicine and has emerged as one of the pre-eminent public health concerns of the 21st century.
In countries like India, where antibiotics can be bought easily without a prescription, the emergence and spread of resistance have become severe.
As the world discusses this growing challenge during the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 18 to 24), here are some of our findings on the reasons behind this phenomenon and how this challenge can be addressed.