Letter To Editor
Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Vol. 2
Issue 1
2015
pp. 29-29
Open Access

Irrational use of antibiotics in India: Time to work together

Dr. M. Rafeeque, MBBS, MD1
1Vice President and Member of working committee, Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services Association (UPPMSA), Jaunpur, U.P, INDIA.
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*Dr. M. Rafeeque, MBBS, MD

Vice President and Member of working committee, Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services Association (UPPMSA), Jaunpur, U.P, INDIA.

rafeequefarooqui@gmail.com

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Published:22/12/2015
Received: 17/10/2015
Accepted: 01/12/2015

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is the major public health problem in India due to higher incidence of inappropriate use of antibiotics.[1] India has been reported as a country with one of the number of tropical infectious disease. Recent reports have shown an inappropriate use of antimicrobial agents against these diseases, which has led to increase in microbial resistance.[2,3]

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Keywords

Antimicrobial resistance
Public health
Inappropriate use
Tropical infectious diseases
India

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