Ndm1

• Don't spread panic on superbug, says Sheila Dikshit

  Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today appealed people in the city not to panic in the wake of reports that drug resistant bacteria was found in Delhi's public water supply and said water agency Delhi Jal Board (DJB) had rejected the findings of international scientific journal 'Lancet'.      "Delhi Jal Board has very categori...

• Govt rejects report on Superbug scare in Delhi water

  Just a day after leading medical journal The Lancet reported on the presence of Superbug in Delhi's drinking water, the Health Ministry has rejected the study.The study said that bacteria producing the Superbug were found in 51 out of 171 water samples taken from the city, mainly in busy areas like Connaught Place.But officials accused the authors ...

• Super-bug arrives in Australia, patients visited India

  A drug-resistant "superbug" has infected three Australians who travelled to India, an expertsaid on Friday, reinforcing fears it could spread worldwide after hitting dozens of people from Britain.Professor Peter Collignon, Canberra Hospital's head of infectious diseases, said the cases -- including one patient who had plastic surgery in Mumbai -- w...

• Super-bug named after New Delhi bugs India

  There's a new bug in town, a superbug that can spread rapidly. It is extremely immune to antibiotics claim researchers in Britain. (Read: Government's clarification)So what exactly is this Bug. It's called NDM1, that stands for New Delhi Metallo-1. Considered to be extremely infectious in nature, the bug is completely resistant from all antibiotics...

• MNCs may be behind superbug 'propaganda', say MPs

  Members in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday suspected hands of multi-national pharmaceutical and hospital companies behind British scientists' claims that an infectious superbug originating from Indian hospitals is spreading in the world."When India is emerging as a medical tourism destination, this type of news is unfortunate and may be a sinister desi...

• Why superbug NDM1 is considered hard-core

  A dangerous new mutation that makes some bacteria resistant to almost all antibiotics has become increasingly common in India and Pakistan and is being found in patients in Britain and the United States who got medical care in those countries, according to new studies.Experts in antibiotic resistance called the gene mutation, named NDM-1, "worrying...

• Asian super bug hits the UK

  Researchers in Britain have identified a new superbug gene named New Delhi Metallo 1 (NDM1) prevalent in India that could spread widely in the UK, raising fears that it could lead to a surge in antibiotic resistance. The gene alters bacteria making them resistant to nearly all known antibiotics. "A new type of resistance has emerged in India, this ...