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Superbug NDM-I, a result of misuse of antibiotics [1]

A recent survey in the Sassoon Hospital here showed that 20 out of 3,172 patients were carrying the superbug, NDM-1 gene. Sixty-six per cent of the patients also showed multidrug resistance.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2011
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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Health Care [3], Drugs [4], India [5], Medical Research [6], Drinking Water [7], Sewage [8]

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