A MINI REVIEW ON NON-ANTIBIOTIC THERAPIES TO TARGET EMERGING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE DURING POST COVID ERA
R. JASMINE *
Department of Biotechnology, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
B. N. SELVAKUMAR
Department of Microbiology, Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Kerala, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Antibiotics considered as miracle drugs and as one of the most demanding life-saving discoveries of the twentieth century have now imposed a threat to society due to its overuse and misuse. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global problem to which the current COVID-19 pandemic may fuel further. The high number of patients suffering from Covid-19 worldwide have been reported to suffer further from secondary microbial infections. This has become a challenge for the medical community. Hence, various non-antibiotic strategies have been sought after and their mechanisms have been evaluated to mitigate the rise of AMR. This review gives an overview of the success of the alternate methods to combat AMR.
Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, COVID 19, phytotherapy, phage therapy, CRISPR