BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//KnowAFest//Campus Events//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eventsphere-50380@www.knowafest.com DTSTAMP:20261008T154852Z DTSTART:20180118T183000Z DTEND:20180120T182959Z SUMMARY:International Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance ICAR 2018 LOCATION:Sastra Deemed University\, Thanjavur DESCRIPTION:

Since the time Fleming discovered penicillin\, antimicrobial agents have become essential drugs for maintaining human and animal healt h. Antibiotics\, apart from their use to treat infections\, are also used in food animals\, agriculture and aquaculture prophylactically. Antimicrob ial resistance is one of the world’s most pressing health problem w ith substantially increased morbidity. The emergence and spread of resista nt bacteria is recognized as a growing threat at both national and global levels. Pathogens harbouring extended spectrum beta lactamase like carbape nem resistant gram negative bacteria\, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcu s aureus (MRSA)\, Vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE)\, Streptococcus p neumoniae are major emerging threats to public health. The Centre for Dise ase Control (CDC)\, U.S.A estimates that more than half of mortality due t o bacterial infection are due to the involvement of resistant bacteria. He nce\, WHO has recommended for a coordinated action plan to minimize the em ergence and spread of resistant phenotypes. Extensive uses of antimicrobia l agents for non-medical purposes such as agriculture\, animal husbandry\, aquaculture\, industry has raised concerns in recent years and are highly suspected for their role of development of AMR in health care settings. I n the current situation\, development of resistance is much rapid than new drug development by pharmaceutical companies. Some new beta-lactamase inh ibitors in combination with antimicrobial agent have been developed for th e treatment of gram negative infections. However\, the emergence of new dr ug resistant phenotypes are more. In general\, the antibiotic crisis has b een attributed to not only the extensive and inappropriate usage of antibi otics but also to a drastic decline in the development of new antibiotics. A thorough knowledge in emergence and spread of drug resistant isolates w ill provide potential strategies to curtail the emergence of multi drug re sistance. Owing to its complexity in resistance development and treatment failures\, recently much investigation was developed on the emergence and spread of the resistant genes\, however research in combating resistant ba cteria is in its infancy. This conference has been made to present the lat est research to navigate the possibilities to address this question. This scientific gathering will provide some potential strategies to curtail the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.

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