Basic Information
Antibiotic Resistance & Blood Culture
SUPERBUG - A Global Threat : Bacteria resistant to most of the antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today. Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone, of any age, in any country. A growing number of infections such as PNEUMONIA, TUBERCULOSIS, GONORRHEA and SALMONELLOSIS (Typhoid)
are becoming harder to treat as the antibiotics used to treat them become less effective. Antibiotic resistance leads to longer hospital stays, higher medical costs, and increased mortality. Both the stakeholders - Patients & Doctors can solve this problem by taking the following measures; otherwise, we will positively end up in the preantibiotic era.
Antibiotics: Dos and Don'ts !!
WASH HANDS Maintain Hygiene
Antibiotics DO NOT WORK on Cold & Flu
Start Antibiotics on DOCTORS ADVICE only
If possible start Antibiotics after CULTURE TESTING
Take FULL COURSE of Antibiotics!!
Expectations from PATIENTS
O N LY A F E W i n f e c t i o n s r e q u i r e antibiotics. START antibiotics ONLY when prescribed by your PHYSICIAN. NEVER start a course on your own. TRUST YOUR PHYSICIAN !!! They will prescribe only when you need them. STRICTLY adhere to your PHYSICIAN's prescription and complete the course of antibiotics. NEVER SHARE or use leftover antibiotics. PREVENT infections by regularly washing hands, preparing food hygienically, avoiding close contact with sick people, practising safer sex, and keeping vaccinations up to date.
EDUCATE patients about the importance of building immunity and maintaining hyg i e n e i n p reve nt i n g i nfe c t i o n s (vaccination, hand washing, healthy diet, physical activity, safe sex etc.) PRESCRIBE antibiotics only according to current guidelines. AVOID empiric course of antibiotics treatment. CULTURE & SENSITIVITY testing should be ordered wherever appropriate (to avoid empiric therapy) before starting an antibiotic course. EXPLAIN to the patient in detail on how to take antibiotics, including the importance of completing the course and dangers of potential misuse of antibiotics.