Updated On: 19 November, 2025 11:41 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
New research reveals over 80 pct of Indian patients carry multidrug-resistant organisms, placing India at the epicentre of a growing global antibiotic resistance crisis

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More than 80 per cent of Indian patients carry multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) -- the highest globally, according to an alarming study on Tuesday reflecting the deep antibiotic resistance crisis in the country.
The large-scale international study published in the Lancet eClinical Medicine journal 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.