A collaborative study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has revealed a concerning rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in eye infections. Published in Communications Biology, the research found that over 45% of bacterial samples collected from patients were resistant to multiple antibiotics, with more than 15% classified as extensively drug-resistant. The study also highlighted widespread resistance to fluoroquinolones across all examined pathogens, raising serious concerns about the effectiveness of commonly used treatments in ophthalmology.
Researchers described the work as one of the most comprehensive genomic analyses of ocular pathogens conducted in India so far. While CCMB focused on genomic sequencing and bioinformatics, LVPEI contributed clinical expertise, patient samples, and microbiological analysis. According…
