India's Medical Tourism Growth Threatens Drug-Resistance Spread
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
India as a growing mecca for medical tourism may be creating a breeding ground for drug-resistant bacteria as physicians supply patients with antibiotics
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India as a growing mecca for medical tourism may be creating a breeding ground for drug-resistant bacteria as physicians supply patients with antibiotics. Japan's first case of a drug-resistant bacterium was reported in a man who had received health treatment in India. Health authorities are concerned about the spread of bacteria resistant to antibiotics because of over-use of the drug, particularly for patients who get treatment in countries such as India, where medical tourism is growing at the rate of 27 percent a year. (Click here for more) "India May Be Hotbed Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria" - Asahi Shimbun (Japan) (10/5/10) |