The combination of high access to antibiotics, challenges in infection prevention and control, and inappropriate prescription have proved to be dangerous, leading to rising cases of antibiotic resistance. This is particularly worrying as India has one of the highest infectious disease burdens in the world, and the irrational use of antibiotics against these diseases can lead to higher resistance. Antibiotic resistance is already increasing by 5 to 10 percent every year, and the signs are routinely visible already: as per an ICMR study, a large group of Indian patients may no longer benefit from carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered to treat pneumonia and septicemia.

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