The PNEUMONIA Times
Overuse of antibiotics causes pneumonia strains to be antibiotic resistant
A study has shown that overusing antibiotics can cause pneumococci bacteria to become anti-biotic resistant, and hence the need to come up with appropriate use of vaccine and medicine against pneumonia is mandatory.
The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 (PCV 13) provides 81% protection cover from pneumonia, which is 8% more than the closest effective pneumonia vaccine. It was seen that pneumonia has antibiotic resistance to Penicillin and Co-trimoxazole 13% and 70% respectively.
Phase 2 of the vaccine study will take place in India for 2 years. The sample size would be 5000.
References: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Overuse-of-antibiotics-evolves-pneumonia-causing-bacteria-Study/articleshow/49689942.cms