USE AND DISUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS-IMPACT ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Antibiotic resistance, a global concern, is particularly pressing in developing nations, including India, where the burden of infectious disease is high and healthcare spending is low. The Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) was established to develop actionable policy recommendations specifically relevant to low- and middle-income countries where suboptimal access to antibiotics not a major concern in high-income countries - is possibly as severe a problem assist the spread of resistant organisms. We currently face multi resistant infectious disease organisms that are difficult and, sometimes, impossible to treat successfully. In order to curb the resistance problem, we must encourage the return of the susceptible commensal flora. They are our best allies in reversing antibiotic resistance.