The antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming more numerous according to the results of a report prepared by WHO. The association calls for responsible use by citizens and doctors
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This would, according to the WHO (the World Health Organization) "a serious threat to public health" around the world.
The WHO, in fact published the first report on antimicrobial resistance worldwide. According to recent studies, in fact, there are more and more antibiotic-resistant bacteria. "Post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries can kill again, far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is a very real possibility for the twenty-first century," said Keiji Fukuda, Deputy Director General of WHO, urging all stakeholders, working in the field to fight antibiotic resistance to prevent problems in a not too distant future.
The antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in fact, more and more, according to a report in the report presented in Geneva "Antimicrobial resistance: global report on surveillance", compiled with data from 114 countries. The antibiotic-resistant bacteria analyzed in the report are 7 in particular and would be responsible for very common illnesses, such as infections hematological, pneumonia, diareee, urinary tract infections and gonorrhea.
According to the report, the results would be very concerned with the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, in particular those of "last resort". According Keiji Fakuda, antibiotics exert a very important, so as to constitute one of the "pillars that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, and to benefit from modern medicine. In the absence of significant actions to better prevent infection, but also to change the way we produce, use and prescribe antibiotics, the world will lose little by little these tools of global public health, and the consequences will be devastating. "
In many European countries the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is reaching alarming levels, so that in some places, for example, 60% of infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aeurei is. In order to act and reverse the trend, doctors WHO exhort citizens to the responsible use of the antibiotic, to be taken only if prescribed by doctors, who in turn will need to assess carefully when it is appropriate to prescribe it. "In the absence of significant actions to better prevent infection, but also to change the way we produce, use and prescribe antibiotics, the world will lose little by little these tools of public health."
The report also includes a variety of information on drug resistance in the treatment of infections such as malaria, tuberculosis, influenza and HIV....
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