India, Dec. 29 -- By By Shalini Bhardwaj

New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Top medical experts have urged the public to use antibiotics only under proper medical guidance, warning against indiscriminate use that can fuel antibiotic resistance.

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to an ICMR report on antibiotic resistance, Dr. M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS Delhi, emphasised that antibiotics should not be taken casually and must be used strictly as prescribed by doctors.

"Antibiotics should not be taken indiscriminately. When it comes to AIIMS, we have taken the leadership role, and we have department-wise protocols, SoPs, and hospital infection control systems. The antibiotics should be taken only on the advice of doc...