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'Fortunate Accident' May Yield Immunity Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

by uber1geek on 7/24/23, 4:14 AM with 1 comments

  • by uber1geek on 7/24/23, 4:17 AM

    When Imipenem and Meropenem were first made available in India by Ranbaxy, it was called "wonder drug" at the time because of its wide gamut coverage of Gram +/- Bacteria. That too was abused and prescribed like candy for infections in India and thus leading to its resistance.