Editorial - Antibiotic Resistance: Unless we act soon!

Today, several health-related issues are crying for attention. The spread of HIV infection, the continuing surge of lifestyle illnesses, the perceived threat of bioterrorism, the continuing scourge of malnutrition and infectious diseases afflicting children in the developing countries and the under-privileged sections the world over finding the healthcare system inaccessible, are some of them. Spread of anti-microbial resistance is one such issue that has the potential of diminishing, if not nullifying, the benefits that mankind has reaped through the use of anti-microbial agents.