By Dr. Aditi Jain | Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987 | New Delhi, June 12 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that resides in human stomach and causes ulcers, gastritis and stomach cancers, has gained so much resistance to two commonly used antibiotics - metronidazole and levofloxacin that the drugs may not be able to provide any relief any more.
The relationship between humans and pathogens are quite dynamic. Whilst human survival depends on an ability to evade the pathogens, their survival depends on how well they can infect and thrive on humans. In this constant battle, pathogens keep modifying themselves to counteract the newer and newer drugs that humans develop to kill them. Over-use of antibiotics expedite this process leading to an increase in number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment.
“The study wasaimed to gain insights on the prevalence and mechanism of drug resistance in Helicobacter linked diseases so as to help …
