Resistance antibiotic policies

Despite much effort, antibiotic resistance continues to increase [61]. Looking back, it is clear that this was an inevitable consequence of antibiotic use [62], Antibiotic resistance, which has been recognized to be an important clinical problem, varies in prevalence from one country to another and among the pathogens themselves. This has great clinical, economic, political and environmental implications worldwide [63]. Strict adherence to the ongoing measures of infection control, education and antibiotic policy should minimize antibiotic resistance [64],... 

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APHA [American Public Health Association] 2002. Antibiotics in U.S. Agriculture Escalating Resistance Concerns and Policy Developments, . Accessed 29 March 2005. 

Preventive medicine through vaccination continues to be the most cost-effective public health practice, even with the drastic advance in modem medicine. Mass vaccination programs have eradicated smallpox from the earth. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a major campaign underway to eradicate polio by the year 2000. The development of vaccines has saved millions of lives and prevented many more from suffering. However, there are still many diseases without effective vaccines, such as malaria. With the recent emergence of antibiotic-resistance strains and exotic viruses, an effective vaccine development program becomes a top priority of public health policy. 

Intramuscular injections of antibiotics should be given deep into the muscle and sites should be rotated if more than one injection is prescribed. Stop orders and the need for renewal orders will depend on the healthcare agency policy. However, it is common that antibiotic orders are for 72 hours only until the results of a culture and sensitivity test can be obtained. Antibiotic prescriptions are usually not renewed. This is an effort to limit the opportunity for the microbial to become resistant to the medication. 

Eady EA, Jones CE, Tipper JL, Cove JH, Cunliffe WJ, Layton AM (1993) Antibiotic resistant propionibacteria in acne need for policies to modify antibiotic usage. BMJ 306 555-556... 

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