Lucknow: Medical experts have said that excessive use of antibiotics in both humans and animals, coupled with poor hygiene in hospitals, is making bacteria drug resistant.
Experts say this is a serious threat that could result in more deaths than cancer by 2050.
Amita Jain, head of the department of microbiology at King George’s Medical University, said, “Indiscriminate use of antibiotics by individuals for self-medication and by the livestock industry to promote animal growth is contributing to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria. ” KGMU).
PK Gupta, microbiologist and former president of the Indian Medical Association in Lucknow, said, “People who regularly eat non-vegetarian food and animals who are fed antibiotics to prevent disease and promote proper growth are interconnected. Are.”
They highlighted the potential issues when antibiotics interact with blood to affect individuals taking a regular diet.
Dr Sheetal Verma, joint organizing secretary of MICROCON-2023, said: “Antibiotic resistant bacteria arise due to unregulated use of antibiotics. In our country, these drugs are easily available over the counter, whether for human consumption or use in poultry. “Resistance develops when some patients do not respond to specific antibiotic therapy.”
Another area of concern highlighted by experts was hospital-acquired infections.
According to Vimala Venkatesh, hospitals take the primary responsibility of ensuring that no patient gets infected by bacteria or viruses present in any other patient admitted in the same ward or hospital.
