Antimicrobial Resistance: The Quiet Menace of Our Time

Chippu Shakir ¹*, Subhash SK ², Aseer Manilal ³ and Roy John⁴

¹Department of Biochemistry and Industrial Microbiology, PMSA PTM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to Kerala University), Kottappuram, Kuttikkadu. P.O, Kadakkal, Kollam, Kerala, India
²Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam, India
³Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Sciences, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulmaniyah, Iraq
⁴Center for Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology, Department of Botany, St. Stephen's College, Pathanapuram, Kollam, Kerala-689695, India

*Corresponding Author: Chippu Shakir, Department of Biochemistry and Industrial Microbiology, PMSA PTM Arts and Science College (Affiliated to Kerala University), Kottappuram, Kuttikkadu. P.O, Kadakkal, Kollam, Kerala, India.

Received: November 01, 2025; Published: November 25, 2025

Abstract

In the early days of their introduction, antibiotics were considered miraculous drugs. The fact that most of the populace no longer reveres antibiotics is worrisome and a frustrating indicator of the medical progress that humans have achieved so far. Many of us misuse/overuse these antibiotics, ignoring the potentially catastrophic consequences. Antibiotic misuse is connected to several frightening aftermaths. It may not immediately harm each patient receiving it, but it threatens the entire population in the long run. The excessive use of antibiotics reduces their efficacy by increasing the number of bacteria that have developed resistance against them. The more antibiotics are used, the more severe the prevalence of resistant bacteria is. It is in the broader interests of the community that antibiotics must be responsibly taken only when necessary. Multidrug-resistant pathogens are responsible for serious nosocomial and community-acquired infections, often reaching epidemic proportions. This article examines the mechanism and probable causes of antibiotic resistance and its origin and spread. Also, this paper discusses a comprehensive approach that must be executed on a war footing basis to suppress the menace.

Keywords: Drug Resistance; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Health Problems

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Citation

Citation: Chippu Shakir., et al. “Antimicrobial Resistance: The Quiet Menace of Our Time".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.12 (2025): 33-37.

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