Earlier this year, the American Society for Microbiology published the genome of vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) in an effort to understand and thwart the mechanisms that enable the bacteria to develop totalresistance.
Last year Dr. Kumar, head of the health ministry's Central TB Division, publicly criticized Hinduja Hospital and its researchers, saying their findings of "total drug resistance" published in a medical journal would hurt Indian tourism and should have been reported to him first.
Resuming on their overnight total of 166 for six, it wasn't long before India's resistance broke as Ishant Sharma edged a delivery from Ryan Harris to keeper Brad Haddin.