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'Fortunate Accident' May Yield Immunity Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (hopkinsmedicine.org)
4 points by uber1geek 1061 days ago
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When Imipenem and Meropenem were first made available in India by Ranbaxy, it was called "wonder drug" at the time because of its wide gamut coverage of Gram +/- Bacteria. That too was abused and prescribed like candy for infections in India and thus leading to its resistance.