Resist antibiotic use before resistance spreads

Resist antibiotic use before resistance spreads

Objective Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the common complaints with which patients present to the emergency department. There are very few studies from our part of the country for UTI. The most commonly used antibiotics are fluoroquinolones, nitrofurantoin and aminoglycosides. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of bacteria involved in UTI and the prevalent ...

Antibiotic Resistance Spreads Internationally Across Borders.

Antibiotic-resistant (ABR) bacteria develop when bacteria are exposed to antibiotics either during treatments in humans or animals or through environmental sources contaminated with antibiotic residues. Resistant bacteria selected by medical, agricultural, and industrial use spread globally through international travel, the export of animals and retail products, and the environment. It is essen...

Controlling antibiotic use and resistance.

Rationalizing antibiotic use to limit antibiotic resistance in India+

Antibiotic resistance, a global concern, is particularly pressing in developing nations, including India, where the burden of infectious disease is high and healthcare spending is low. The Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) was established to develop actionable policy recommendations specifically relevant to low- and middle-income countries where suboptimal access to antibiotics - ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis before amniocentesis.

We are writing to make your readers aware of events stemming from a published Letter to the Editor in Prenatal Diagnosis (Ferrazzi, 2010) that has led to actions that could appreciably threaten our future ability to discuss and pose questions about methods chosen and conclusions drawn by authors of published papers. In a Letter to the Editor, Professor Enrico Ferrazzi (Ferrazzi, 2010) asked som...