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Antibiotic resistant bacteria are spreading at an alarming rate and some bacterial infections may once again be untreatable. Antibiotic resistance (ABR), conservatively calculated, causes more than 500 000 deaths every year. This number is projected to rise dramatically if radical actions are not ta...ken. Lack of effective antibiotics, diagnostics and vaccines threatens the health of millions and hampers fulfilment of several of the Sustainable Development Goals. Access to effective antibiotics should be part of every adult and child’s right to health.
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The product of all this work is the Standard Treatment Guideline and Essential Medicines List of Common Medical Conditions in the Kingdom of Swaziland. These systematically developed statements are designed to assist practitioners in making decisions about appropriate treatment for specific clinical... conditions. They are meant to reflect expert consensus based on a review of current and published scientific evidence of acceptable approaches to diagnosis, man-agement, or prevention of specific conditions.It is enlightening to note that section A of the document contains the STG, and effort has been made to have the conditions commonly encountered in Swaziland classified according to systems. Written in simple, clear language, each section consists of a short definition followed by common symptoms and signs of the disease or condition and then management (pharmacological and nonpharmacological)
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The infectious disease burden in India is among the highest in the world. A large amount of antibiot-ics are consumed in fighting infections, some of them saving lives, but every use adding to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Antibiotic use is increasing steadily (table 1), particularly ... certain antibiotic classes (beta-lactam antibacterials), most notably in the more prosperous states. Resistance follows in lock-step.
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App - Learn how to handle antibiotics with care & help us stop antibiotic resistance
Educational materials (slide presentations) from FAO covering important biosecurity aspects in poultry farms
Antibiotics are important medicines for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans and animals. Since their introduction in the 1940’s antibiotics have saved countless lives and has made many medical techniques possible or safer.
Key messages for professionals working at hospitals and other healthcare settings: managers/administrators, infectious disease specialists, infection prevention and control professionals, epidemiologists, prescribers, junior doctors and students, pharmacists, nurses, clinical microbiologists, and pr...ofessionals in emergency departments, in intensive care units, and in long-term care facilities.
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The Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) programme: developed by NOAH in partnership with stakeholders along the food supply chain to improve co-ordination and consistency in approach to the responsible use of medicines. Training modules are available for dairy, beef, sheep and pig farmers on the r...esponsible use of antibiotics.
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Welcome to CDC's Antibiotic Stewardship Training Plan. Modules can be taken in any order. Each module can be taken outside of the training plan by going to TRAIN's search page and entering the key words "CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship". Select the courses you would like to take and add them... to Your Learning.
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Устойчивость к противомикробным препаратам возникает, когда микроорганизмы (бактерии, грибки, вирусы и паразиты) меняются под воздействием противомикробных преп...ратов (таких как антибиотики, противогрибковые, противовирусные, противомалярийные и противоглистные препараты). Микроорганизмы, которые приобрели устойчивость к противомикробным препаратам, иногда называют «супермикробами».
В результате лекарственные средства теряют эффективность, а инфекции дольше задерживаются в организме, в результате чего растет риск заражения окружающих.
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L’antibiorésistance constitue aujourd’hui l’un des grands défis à relever à l’échelle mondiale. Il s’agit d’une menace de santé publique majeure qui impose une mobilisation déterminée et durable de l’ensemble des acteurs impliqués dans le cycle de vie des antibiotiques, afin d...e préserver la santé individuelle et collective.
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The aim of this new short course is to increase your general understanding of antibiotic resistance and help you understand how it affects different people, including you.
ournal of Public Health in Africa 2021; volume 12:2009
During the first two years of the project (2019–2020), through a ‘One Health’ approach, comprehensive engagement was established with AMR coordinating committees, WHO regional and country offices and SORT IT partners in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Thirty-seven research studies were ...launched to inform AMR action plans in target country studies – local research, for local solutions, with local ownership.
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Антибиотики – это медикаменты, сдерживающие рост бактерий и убивающие их. Но если принимать
их неправильно или слишком часто, то может возникнуть устойчивость. Ан...тибиотики становятся не-
эффективны. В долгосрочной перспективе это опасно. Данный бюллетень расскажет, как возникает
устойчивость и как ее предотвратить.
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L'objectif de cette publication est de fournir une approche pratique et progressive pour la mise en œuvre des plans d'action nationaux sur la RAM dans le secteur de la santé humaine ; et de fournir un processus et une compilation des outils existants de l'OMS pour prioriser, chiffrer, mettre en œ...uvre, suivre et évaluer les activités des plans d'action nationaux. Le public cible de cette publication est constitué des parties prenantes nationales/subnationales travaillant sur la RAM dans le secteur de la santé humaine. Il s'agit notamment des autorités sanitaires nationales, des groupes nationaux de coordination multisectorielle, des experts techniques de haut niveau et des décideurs impliqués dans la mise en œuvre des activités liées à la RAM à tous les niveaux du système de santé, ainsi que des partenaires de mise en œuvre afin d'accélérer la mise en œuvre, le suivi et l'évaluation durables des plans d'action nationaux sur la RAM.
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Podcast spotify. Superbugs and you
La Plateforme de partenariat multipartite sur la résistance aux antimicrobiens a pour mission de catalyser une action mondiale de lutte contre la résistance aux antimicrobiens en favorisant la coopération, à tous les niveaux, entre des partenaires très variés qui soutiennent l’approche «Une... seule santé» afin de bâtir, pour les générations actuelles et futures, un monde plus sain, plus durable et plus résilient où les médicaments d’importance vitale que sont les antimicrobiens sont préservés et accessibles à tous et à toutes.
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