MADURAI, India -- Pharmaceutical companies in India are introducing new drugs to treat the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is one of the top threats to global public health.
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Doctors in India have seen a disturbing rise in carbapenem resistance since 2012. Carbapenem are a class of powerful antibiotics seen as a last line of defense against drug-resistant bacteria. © AP
MADURAI, India -- Pharmaceutical companies in India are introducing new drugs to treat the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is one of the top threats to global public health.