Thread by @DrRajathAthreya

#AntimicrobialResistance is a manmade disaster.
It is amongst the top 10 public health threats facing Humanity.
Available data analysed (for 2019)
4.95 M Deaths
189 M Years of Life lost
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Global burden of the disease due to AMR is huge, highest in Africa and South Asia
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MRSA, Cephalosporin resistant E coli, Klebsiella are highly prevalent and Pan drug and XDR superbugs are fast emerging
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What needs to happen?
National and global level measures:
Investment in new antibiotic development, clean water and sanitation as well as reduction of non human use of antibiotics (farming) has to happen on a global scale
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At physician /hospital level:
1. Infection prevention and control
2. Rational prescribing : Including not prescribing antibiotics for any short febrile illness, which is most often a viral infection
3. Self audit OP prescriptions and cut down
4. Educate your patients
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At the patient level:
1. Never buy antibiotics over the counter without a current prescription
2. If I prescribe an antibiotic to you - Please ask me:
'Why do I think you maybe having a bacterial infection?'
'Is this antibiotic really needed?'

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