Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has claimed that hospitals have turned into breeding grounds for resistant microbes endangering the safety of patients In a statement, DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan claimed that SMHS hospital is harboring bugs like Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebseilla and Escherichia coli which are resistant to all antibiotics. “Even last-resort antibiotics like carbapenems and colistin do not work against these deadly microbes,” he said in the statement. Giving details based on 2017-18 Antibiogram of SKIMS hospital, he claimed that more than 80% of bacteria isolated from intensive care…
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