29 Sep 2011
Dr Anita Kotwani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the V. P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi. At the Global Forum, she will be speaking during the session, Antibiotic Use and Resistance within the Community, on 4 October, 9:45 - 11:00.
21 Sep 2011
ResistanceMap - an online tool for visualizing antibiotic resistance from CDDEP's Extending the Cure project - launches a second edition today with more bacteria-antibiotic combinations, U.S.-Canada-Europe comparisons of resistance trends, and lots of opportunities to interact with the data. Read the press release below, and take a look at some initial coverage on The Scientist and the Washington Post's
19 Sep 2011
As part of a blog series leading up to the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections, we'll be featuring perspectives from conference speakers and participants. The following is a CDDEP interview with Dr Chand Wattal, Hony.
15 Sep 2011
Megan McArdle’s recent take on antibiotic resistance in The
Atlantic is a smart look at the incentives that skew the debate on
antibiotics in the U.S. – namely the fact that these wonder drugs currently play
out a classic tragedy of the commons scenario.
12 Sep 2011
Check out today’s Modern Healthcare (subscription required)
for a guest commentary by M