Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
The use of antimicrobials, specifically antibiotics, is not limited to humans, but also common in animals and plants. However, the overuse of these antimicrobial agents has made the situation more worrisome. This means that misuse has led to mutations, gene transfers in microbes making them stronger to survive in the…
Antibiotics were once considered wonder drugs. They worked fantastically to treat infections and bring down the mortality and morbidity due to bacterial infections. Unfortunately, humans misused these drugs resulting in antibiotic resistance. As a result, antibiotics started to fail. Pharmaceutical companies are showing more interest in funding drugs like anticancer…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where antibiotics are widely available to consumers, leading to their misuse. This study aimed to assess the potential of AMR animation and schoolchildren in influencing parents’ AMR knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. A baseline surveys of parents…
One of the biggest discoveries in the year 1928 was the development of antibiotics. However as rightly mentioned by the discovery, Alexander Fleming himself, the misuse of antibiotics is making them less effective day by day. Due to mutations, the bacteria are gaining resistance and becoming smart enough to grow…
Honey has been used in ancient medicine as a beneficial aliment. It has a wonderful effect on wound healing, bedsore, and ulcer treatment. Recently, the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria has posed a threat to human health, likely resulting in the extinction of human generations. Natural products of bacteria are the…
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health issue that requires immediate attention. Notably, multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Enterobacterales (e.g., Klebsiella pneumoniae) are major causes of morbidity and mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified these pathogens' carbapenem-resistant isolates as the top three priority pathogens for antibiotic…
Antimicrobial resistance is a major issue which threatens to set modern medicine back to the pre-antibiotic era. Researchers estimate hard-to-treat infections already kill more than a million people per year globally. In this context world-leading innovations from United Kingdom are helping to develop two antibiotics which will save many lives. These…
It is an established fact that any antibiotic use contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance. In elderly care homes, urinary tract infections (UTI) are common. To treat these infections, antibiotics are used, with most prescriptions being inappropriate. There are many factors that influence the prescription practices of the doctor.…
The majority of antibiotics used in human medicine and animal production are excreted into the environment unmodified. Antibiotics discharged into the environment at low (sub-inhibitory) concentrations have the potential to select for antibiotic resistance, which might then spread to the human microbiome. Low-level anthropogenic sources of antibiotics would have a…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge and developing countries are more vulnerable to the adverse health impacts of AMR. Health care workers including pharmacists can play a key role to support the appropriate use of antimicrobials in developing countries and reduce AMR. Success stories of pharmacist-led programs in…
Project reference: 598515-EPP-1-2018-1-IN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP