Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do

Antibiotic overuse in clinical practice not only leads to an increased amount of healthcare costs and a risk of side effects, but also causes an increase of antimicrobial resistance. This is a global problem and an  effective fight bacterial infection depends on its solution. This article  provides...

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Main Author: Svetlana V. Ilyina
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia 2018-01-01
Series:Педиатрическая фармакология
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Online Access:https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1580
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spelling doaj-art-9a2e1cdacb1f4e7fb11a4de0c68631a32025-08-20T03:59:20ZrusUnion of pediatricians of RussiaПедиатрическая фармакология1727-57762500-30892018-01-0114650851410.15690/pf.v14i6.18341543Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can DoSvetlana V. Ilyina0Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education «Irkutsk State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of RussiaAntibiotic overuse in clinical practice not only leads to an increased amount of healthcare costs and a risk of side effects, but also causes an increase of antimicrobial resistance. This is a global problem and an  effective fight bacterial infection depends on its solution. This article  provides a brief overview of the primary situations of irrational antibiotic use among pediatric population and the reasons why doctors  overprescribe antibiotic. The literature based strategies for antibiotics  restrictions are proposed and some generalized rules for a rational antibiotic therapy for physicians and for patients are formulated.https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1580antibioticresistancerational use of antibiotics
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antibioticresistance
rational use of antibiotics
title Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
title_full Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
title_fullStr Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
title_full_unstemmed Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
title_short Irrational Use of Antibiotics in Medicine: Crisis of Antibiotic Resistance and what We Can Do
title_sort irrational use of antibiotics in medicine crisis of antibiotic resistance and what we can do
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rational use of antibiotics
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