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    Antibiotic resistance is compromising the effectiveness of antibiotics. Antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, not viral infections. Antibiotics are the most common cause of emergency department visits for adverse drug events.

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    Antibiotics

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    Denisse Diaz
    Antibiotic resistance is compromising the effectiveness of antibiotics. Antibiotics can cure bacterial infections, not viral infections. Antibiotics are the most common cause of emergency department visits for adverse drug events.

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    Antibiotics:Willtheyworkwhenyoureallyneedthem?

    GetSmart AboutAntibioticsWeek
    Monday,November15,2010

    Didyouknow?
    1. 2. 3. 4. Antibioticresistanceisoneoftheworldsmostpressingpublic healththreats. Antibioticsarethemostimportanttoolwehavetocombatlife threateningbacterialdiseases. Increasedantibioticresistanceiscompromisingtheeffectiveness ofantibiotics. Patients,healthcareproviders,hospitaladministrators,andpolicy makersmustworktogethertoemployeffectivestrategiesfor improvingappropriateantibioticuseultimatelysavinglives.

    ScopeoftheProblem

    Antibioticresistanceoccurs bacteriacanquicklyspread whenbacteriachangeinaway throughacommunity, thatreducesoreliminatesthe introducinganewstrainof effectivenessofantibiotics. Infectionswithresistant infectiousdiseasethatis bacteriahavebecomemore moredifficulttocureand commoninhealthcareand moreexpensivetotreat. communitysettings,andmany bacteriahavebecomeresistant tomorethanonetypeorclass ofantibiotic. Antibioticscancurebacterial infections,notviralinfections. Notonlydoestreatingviruses withantibioticsnotwork,it increasesthelikelihoodthat Theproblemisthatweexpect youwillbecomeillwitha antibioticstoworkforevery resistantbacterialinfection. illness,buttheydont. Someresistantinfectionscan causedeath. Itisestimatedthatmorethan50%ofantibioticsareunnecessarily prescribedintheofficesettingforupperrespiratoryinfections(URIs),like coughandcoldillness,mostofwhicharecausedbyviruses. PrescribingantibioticsforviralURIsisthemostcommonmisuseofthese drugs.Theseinfectionswillresolveontheirownwithoutantibiotics. Inchildren,antibioticsarethemostcommoncauseofemergency departmentvisitsforadversedrugevents. Childrenmayhaveuptoninecoldseachyear.Fouroutof10childrenwho presenttoanoutpatientproviderwiththecommoncoldreceivean antibiotic.Antibioticsarenotindicatedforacommoncold.

    Antibioticresistant

    CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention GetSmartPrograms

    Whywemustactnow

    Antibioticsareasharedresourceand becomingascarceresource. Appropriateuseofexistingantibioticscan limitthespreadofantibioticresistance, preservingantibioticsforthefuture. Antibioticresistanceisnotjustaproblemfor thepersonwiththeinfection.Someresistant bacteriahavethepotentialtospreadto otherspromotingantibioticresistant infections.

    Thepubliccanhelp
    Justbecauseanantibioticisnotprescribeddoesntmeanyou
    arentsick.Askwhatelsecanbedonetohelprelievesymptoms
    anddontrequestanantibioticwhenahealthcareprovider
    determinesoneisnotappropriate.
    Onlytakeantibioticsforabacterialinfection,suchasstrep
    throat,orasyourdoctorprescribes.
    Takingantibioticsforaviralinfectionwillnotcuretheinfection,
    protectotherindividualsfromcatchingtheillness,orhelpyou
    feelbetter.
    Taketheantibioticexactlyasthedoctorprescribes.Donotskip
    doses.Completetheprescribedcourseoftreatment,evenifyou
    startfeelingbetter.
    Onlytakeantibioticsprescribedforyou;dontshareoruse
    leftoverantibiotics.Antibioticstreatspecifictypesofinfections.
    Takingthewrongmedicinemaydelaycorrecttreatmentand
    allowbacteriatomultiply.
    Dontsaveantibioticsforthenextillness.Discardanyleftover
    medicationoncetheprescribedcourseoftreatmentis
    completed.
    Preventinfectionsthroughgoodhandhygieneandgetting
    recommendedvaccines.

    CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention
    Formoreinformation,pleasecontactCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention 1600CliftonRoadNE,Atlanta,GA30333 Telephone:1800CDCINFO(2324636)/TTY:188823263548 Email:cdcinfo@cdc.govWeb:http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/

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