Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter
Antibiotics changed medical practice by significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infection. However, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death in the world. There is global concern about the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which affects both...
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my.iium.irep.846612022-06-30T02:31:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/84661/ Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter Dhingra, Sameer A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Pelle, Ed Rahman, Motiur Sartelli, Massimo Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Islam, Tariqul Islam, Salequl Haque, Mainul RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM300 Drugs and their action Antibiotics changed medical practice by significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infection. However, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death in the world. There is global concern about the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which affects both developed and developing countries. AMR is a public health challenge with extensive health, economic, and societal implications. This paper sets AMR in context, starting with the history of antibiotics, including the discovery of penicillin and the golden era of antibiotics, before exploring the problems and challenges we now face due to AMR. Among the factors discussed is the low level of development of new antimicrobials and the irrational prescribing of antibiotics in developed and developing countries. A fundamental problem is the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding antibiotics among medical practitioners, and we explore this aspect in some depth, including a discussion on the KAP among medical students. We conclude with suggestions on how to address this public health threat, including recommendations on training medical students about antibiotics, and strategies to overcome the problems of irrational antibiotic prescribing and AMR. Frontiers Media Sa 2020-11-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/84661/1/2020-7%20Microbial%20Resistance%20Movement.pdf Dhingra, Sameer and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina and Pelle, Ed and Rahman, Motiur and Sartelli, Massimo and Hassali, Mohamed Azmi and Islam, Tariqul and Islam, Salequl and Haque, Mainul (2020) Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter. Frontiers in Public Health, 8. pp. 1-22. E-ISSN 2296-2565 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.535668/full 10.3389/fpubh.2020.535668 |
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Antibiotics changed medical practice by significantly decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infection. However, infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death in the world. There is global concern about the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which affects both developed and developing countries. AMR is a public health challenge with extensive health, economic, and societal implications.
This paper sets AMR in context, starting with the history of antibiotics, including the discovery of penicillin and the golden era of antibiotics, before exploring the problems and challenges we now face due to AMR. Among the factors discussed is the low level of development of new antimicrobials and the irrational prescribing of antibiotics in developed and developing countries. A fundamental problem is the knowledge, attitude,
and practice (KAP) regarding antibiotics among medical practitioners, and we explore this aspect in some depth, including a discussion on the KAP among medical students. We conclude with suggestions on how to address this public health threat, including recommendations on training medical students about antibiotics, and strategies to overcome the problems of irrational antibiotic prescribing and AMR. |
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Microbial resistance movements: an overview of global public health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance, and how best to counter |
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