India among nations overusing “Watch” group antibiotics Subject: S&T Section: Health Context: In the Data Point published from a government survey (“Over 38% patients on more than one antibiotic”), which shows that an overwhelming number of inpatients are  prescribed antibiotics by hospitals across India. Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Resistance is the resistance acquired by any microorganism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasite, etc.) against antimicrobial drugs that are used to treat […]