Are antibiotics losing battle against typhoid?
Ahmedabad: A recent study
nas raised alarm bells about he growing resistance of typ-noid-causing bacteria to seve-cal antibiotics, in some cases up to 90%, potentially compli-cating treatment options for his common disease. This stu-ly by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) sci entists, along with other orga-nisations, is the latest among several studies in the past de-cade that flagged the rise of AMR typhoid in Gujarat and n India.
Researchers studied isola ed Salmonella Typhi or STyp ni, the bacteria responsible for typhoid fever, collected from Ahmedabad and Vadodara against 28 antibiotics used for treatment of typhoid and fo-und several of them showing over 90% resistance. The gro-up also pinpointed genes for third-generation antibiotics for some classes and suggested another class of antibiotics.
Satinder Duggal
