Antibiotic Resistance

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Antibiotic Resistance
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• Common ailments are regaining the power to
  kill. So should we be concerned?? Yes, as we
  have exhausted antibiotics and it has lost its
  therapeutic ability to save lives...

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• Antibiotic resistance occurs when an antibiotic
  fails to kill bacteria or inhibit its growth, the
  bacteria become resistant to the particular
  antibiotic as they continue to multiply despite
  the presence of antibiotic.
• Recently case of E coli with mcr-1 resistance
  gene in urine sample of a woman from Pennsylvania
  was reported. In laymans term it means bacteria
  is resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
• According to LA times The golden age of
  antibiotics appears to be coming to an end, its
  demise hastened by a combination of medical,
  social and economic factors. For decades, these
  drugs made it easy for doctors to treat
  infections and injuries.
• Now, common ailments are regaining the power to
  kill. So should we be concerned?? Yes, as we
  have exhausted antibiotics and it has lost its
  therapeutic ability to save lives, consequently
  lives are being lost because of infections.

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So what is causing antibiotic resistance??

• Indiscriminate use of anti-biotic, we often end
  up taking antibiotics for upper respiratory tract
  infections like cold flu, sore throat and viral
  infections which mostly dont require them. 
• Doctors also indiscriminately prescribe
  antibiotics whether required or not. Some doctors
  are ignorant and some are simply not bothered
  about antibiotic misuse resistance. 
• Moreover broad spectrum antibiotics are
  prescribed instead of specific antibiotics
  without accurate diagnosis.

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• Over the counter sale of antibiotic is a major
  cause of antibiotic resistance as they are mostly
  self administered. Riya 35 had symptoms like pain
  in her pelvic area as well as frequent urge to
  urinate. She thought it was UTI and went on to
  take antibiotic of her choice. Her symptoms
  persisted so she decided to get a urine test of
  routine and culture. However her results were not
  accurate and culture report came back as sterile
  as she was already on antibiotics. She had to
  wait 5-7 days till the effect of antibiotic wore
  off, and repeat the test. Test showed she was
  resistant to the antibiotic she was taking.

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• Another reason for antibiotic resistance is
  intensive use of antibiotics in our livestock to
  fatten them which makes them resistant and in
  turn the resistance is passed on to us.
• Other reasons are inadequate infection control,
  poor hygiene and sanitation. Poor infection
  control measures in hospitals clinics which
  lead to cross transmission of resistant bacteria
  in patients. Unwashed hands, poor sanitation
  practice, drinking contaminated water can allow
  antibiotic resistant bacteria to flourish.

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