Synopsis: AIG Hospitals study in Lancet reveals 83% of Indian ERCP patients already carry multidrug-resistant bacteria—highest globally—vs 31% Italy, 20% US, 10% Netherlands. Over-the-counter antibiotics, incomplete courses, and self-medication fuel a community-level superbug crisis. Without urgent prescription enforcement and stewardship, routine infections and procedures risk becoming deadly and unaffordable.

When doctors at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad placed their endoscopy tools under microscopes after cleaning, they discovered something that made them pause: bacteria that simply refuse to die, no matter how thoroughly the instruments are sterilised.

But the real shock came when they tested the patients themselves before any procedure began.

The findings revealed that 83 percent of

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