Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms highest in Indian patients: study

More than 80 per cent of Indian patients carry multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) — the highest globally — as per a study on Tuesday reflecting the antibiotic resistance crisis in the country.

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The large-scale international study published in Lancet eClinical Medicine warned that India is at the epicentre of a superbug explosion as several patients in the country were found to carry multiple highly resistant organisms simultaneously.

The multicentre study analysed over 1,200 patients across India, Italy, the Netherlands, and the US, undergoing a common endoscopic procedure. In India, 83 per cent of patients carried MDROs — the highest.