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5 bacteria types claimed 6.8L lives in India in 2019: Lancet | India News


NEW DELHI: Five bacteria—E.coli, S.pneumoniae, K.pneumoniae, S.aureus and A.baumanii—have been found to be the deadliest pathogens in India. According to a report published in The spearInfections caused by five types of bacteria claimed the lives of more than 6.8 thousand people in India in 2019.
While E Coli, linked to diarrhea, urinary tract infections and pneumonia among others, has claimed the lives of up to 1.6 thousand people in the country, S.pneumoniae, K. pneumoniae, S.aureus and A.baumannii caused 1.4 lakh, 1.3 lakh, 1.2 lakh and 1.1 lakh deaths respectively.
The Lancet report is based on deaths from bacterial infections among 33 species, including the five mentioned above. In total, the report found, 13.7 people died from bacterial infections in India in 2019. Other common bacteria responsible for infection-related deaths include Salmonella bacteria Typhi, non-typhoidal Salmonella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa among others.

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These bacteria have also been implicated in deaths from infections reported from other countries. The Lancet report shows an estimated 1.3 million people die from infection globally. Of these deaths, 77,000 deaths were related to the 33 bacterial pathogens included in the study, with 5 bacteria alone being associated with more than half of the deaths. The study found that more than 75% of the 77,000 bacterial deaths occurred due to three syndromes: lower respiratory tract infection (LRI), bloodstream infection (BSI), and peritoneal and intra-abdominal infections ( IAA).
Dr. Dr. Christopher Murray, study co-author and director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He added that it is extremely important to bring these results into the spotlight of global health initiatives so that further research on these deadly pathogens and investments can be made. appropriate measures to reduce the number of deaths and infections.
The pathogens involved in most deaths vary by age. With 940,000 deaths, S. aureus is associated with the most deaths among adults over 15 years of age globally. Most deaths among children aged 5 to 14 are linked to the bacteria Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, with 49,000 deaths, the Lancet report found. It added that in children older than infants but under 5 years old, S. pneumoniae was the deadliest pathogen, causing 225,000 deaths. The study added that the pathogen associated with the most infant deaths was K. pneumoniae, with 124,000 deaths.
Doctor Sumit Ray, head of the intensive care unit at St Stephen’s hospital, said almost 20-25% of infection deaths involve pathogens resistant to most currently available drugs. Recently, Apollo hospitals introduced an antibiotic management program to improve antibiotic use and patient outcomes. Doctor Sangita Reddy, co-CEO of Apollo, said antibiotic resistance is one of the main health threats facing the world today. “We need to deal with it effectively,” she said.

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