- November 16, 2018Drug resistant infections associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates in India
CDDEP study finds multi- and extensively drug resistant bacterial infections, especially Gram-negative infections, pose a significant risk to patients.
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- November 15, 2018Study shows declining efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent SSIs following colorectal surgery.
Healio, Infectious Disease News– November 15, 2018. “There has been concern that drug resistance would make surgeries and transplants difficult to perform because of the greater risk of untreatable, drug-resistant infections,” Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, director and founder of the Center for Disease, Dynamics, Economics & Policy and senior research scholar at Princeton University, told Infectious Disease News.”
Read moreRead more Read More - November 12, 2018Antibiotic awareness week- Talk vs. action?
American Council on Science and Health– November 12, 2018. “In the NAS workshop report, Ramanan Laxminarayan was quoted. He “also pointed out that the way to think about AMR’s consequences on human health needs to go beyond only focusing on the death tolls from drug-resistant pathogens. He highlighted that AMR deeply affects care-seeking behaviors. He described a scenario in […]
Read moreRead more Read More - October 17, 2018Geographic distribution of antibiotics after market introduction.
European Pharmaceutical Review-October 17, 2018. “According to a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) with colleagues at the University of Oslo, and other organizations, between 1999 and 2014, only 25 new antibiotics representing nine different antibiotic classes entered the global market.” “According to Ramanan Laxminarayan, CDDEP’s Director, “prior to this study, […]
Read moreRead more Read More - October 16, 2018Research assesses geographic distribution of new antibiotics following market introduction
None of the 25 new antibiotics registered between 1999 and 2015 targeted the most daunting infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria.
Read moreRead more Read More - September 25, 2018How Swachh Bharat can enhance nutrition, immunity of children.
Hindustan Times– September 25, 2018. “In India, antibiotics overuse is often because it is used to treat diarrhea and upper respiratory tract infections, both of which can be reduced by improving sanitation, providing clean water, adopting personal hygiene and getting vaccinated,” said study co-author Ramanan Laxminarayan from the Princeton Environmental Institute.”
Read moreRead more Read More - September 9, 2018How countries can curb antibiotic resistance.
The Economic Times– September 9, 2018. “The study, led by researchers from the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP), here, showed that better infrastructure and better governance were significantly associated with lower measures of antimicrobial resistance.”
Read moreRead more Read More - September 9, 2018Antimicrobial resistance can’t be tackled by just reducing antibiotics consumption.
Great Lakes Ledger– September 9, 2018. “The research, carried out by researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP), demonstrated that improved governance and infrastructure are strongly linked to lower levels of AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance).”
Read moreRead more Read More - September 6, 2018Good governance, clean water, & sanitation necessary to curb global antibiotic resistance
New analysis shows countries with higher corruption and less spending on public health infrastructure have higher rates of antibiotic resistance.
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