Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health problem worldwide and a significant threat to mankind. Along with different initiatives to combat AMR, antimicrobial stewardship programmes (AMSP) are being implemented globally, especially in hospital settings. Various study reveals that the AMSP in primary health care (PHC) is not well implemented…
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common infections occurring in the community and hospitals. The treatment is usually empirical antibiotics like co-trimoxazole, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and nitrofurantoin. Nitrofurantoin and Fosfomycin are preferred oral antibiotics in many guidelines. Provisional antibiotic usage drives antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Asia Pacific region (Southeast Asian countries and…
Antibiotic stewardship (AS) is the effort to measure antibiotic misuse. The AS intent to improve antibiotic prescribing by clinicians and use by patients so that antibiotics are only prescribed and used when needed; to minimize misdiagnoses or delayed diagnoses leading to underuse of antibiotics; and to ensure that the right…
Global antibiotic consumption has been increased a lot in the last few years. It is widely known that antibiotic therapy affects the human gut microbiome. Moreover, dysbiosis of the gut microbiome has been recently linked to several intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases. A recent study by a team of UK researchers…
The discovery and introduction of antibiotics in clinical practice had revolutionized the field of modern medicine. However, the golden period of antibiotics has come to an end due to the injudicious use of antibiotics, the bacteria managed to develop multiple antibiotic resistance (ABR) mechanisms. ABR is a major public health…
Misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and plants lead to the development of antibiotic resistance. This phenomenon is not confined to humans or animals alone. Antibiotic resistance gets transferred between humans, animals, and the environment through antibiotic resistance genes. The soil and water contain diverse microbial communities. Antibiotic misuse coupled…
Project reference: 598515-EPP-1-2018-1-IN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP