1Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, IVRI, Izatnagar-243 122, India.
2DCP Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, India
Division of Veterinary Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India
*Corresponding author: Livestock Production and Management, e-mail: deepu02vet@gmail.com
Online published on 24 January, 2013.
Antimicrobial agents were considered ‘miracle drugs’ for treatment of infectious diseases till the emergence of global foe Le. antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is natural phenomenon but it has hastened as a result of increased selection pressure on microorganisms due to irrational use of these miracle drugs. Now it has become a very significant public health issue because resistance levels in infectious agents have been worryingly high wherever studies have been conducted. This resistance is affecting patients and therapeutic outcomes, with concomitant economic consequences. A comprehensive, coordinated and collaborative global approach is needed to combat this global foe through rational use of antibiotics in human, veterinary and industrial sectors.
Antimicrobial, Resistance, Surveillance
