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Antibiotic Abuse:Post-Antibiotic Apocalypse, Superbugs and Superfoods


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Cases of antibiotic abuse have reached a phenomenal level worldwide and become a global health concern affecting a larger number of people than those affected by the disease itself. Facilitating generation of multidrug- resistant superbugs, antibiotic misuse practices are a pressing issue worldwide, with the threat to developing South Asian countries like India, being insurmountable. This commentary summarizes our knowledge about this global pandemic; its causes, effects and severity, and discusses the preventive measures taken to curb antibiotic abuse. We highlight emergence of superfoods as natural antibiotics (or alternative medicine) that hold potential to change the face of modern therapeutics.
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Authors

Renu Bisht
Chemical Biology Group, South Asian University, New Delhi 110 021, India
Priti Saxena
Chemical Biology Group, South Asian University, New Delhi 110 021, India

Abstract


Cases of antibiotic abuse have reached a phenomenal level worldwide and become a global health concern affecting a larger number of people than those affected by the disease itself. Facilitating generation of multidrug- resistant superbugs, antibiotic misuse practices are a pressing issue worldwide, with the threat to developing South Asian countries like India, being insurmountable. This commentary summarizes our knowledge about this global pandemic; its causes, effects and severity, and discusses the preventive measures taken to curb antibiotic abuse. We highlight emergence of superfoods as natural antibiotics (or alternative medicine) that hold potential to change the face of modern therapeutics.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv116%2Fi7%2F1055-1056