Reducing antibiotic use in livestock, China

Antibiotic use in livestock production in the USA.

Antibiotics are arguably the most important medical technology ever developed, and save thousands of human lives every day. But their biggest consumers in the USA are no longer people, but livestock and poultry. And animals are not getting antibiotics just when they are sick; many of them are fed the drugs to get fat. To some, this practice is the basis for a healthy animal population, effi cie...

Reduced Antibiotic Use in Livestock: How Denmark Tackled Resistance

Reducing antibiotic use in influenza: challenges and rewards.

Respiratory tract infections are a frequent cause of medical consultations. Although the majority of such infections are viral in aetiology, they account for three-quarters of all antibiotic consumption, since bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, notably bronchitis, sinusitis and pneumonia, are the most frequent complications resulting from virus infections, especially...

EIP-AGRI Focus Group Reducing antibiotic use in pig farming

Reducing antibiotic use in the fight against MRSA.

The governmenT launched a national campaign last week to remind healthcare professionals about the problem of antibiotic resistance, and to make clear to patients that antibiotics will not cure the common cold (Department of health, 2008a). resistance to antibiotics is still increasing, and action is necessary to preserve the efficacy of existing antibiotics. As many patients visit gPs complain...