World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Professor Dame Sally Davies, England ' s Chief Medical Officer, recently warned that the world could face a  " post-antibiotic apocalypse.” She urged that, unless action is taken to halt the practices that have allowed antibiotic resistance to spread and ways are found to develop new types of antibiotics, we could return to the days when simple wounds, infections or routine operations, are life-threatening. To mark   World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 12th-18th November 2018,  we are highlighting Cochrane  evidence which supports decision-making in the appropriate use of antibiotics. Blog post:Antibiotic resistance - bacteria fighting back onEvidently Cochrane.  Blog post:Apocalypse now - antimicrobial resistance onEvidently Cochrane.  Blog post:Do the drugs work? Cochrane evidence on antibiotics in dentistry on theCochrane  Oral Health Blog.Blog post:  Why should I care about antibiotic resistance? onEvidently Cochrane.Press Release:Shared decision making and antibiotic use for acute respiratory  infections in primary care (read in Spanish).Improving antibiotic prescribing  in hospitalAntibiotics for preventing recurrent sore throatAntibiotics for sore throatTesting blood procalcitonin levels to decide when to start and stop antibiotics in adults with acute respiratory tract infections Biomarkers as point-of-care tests to guide antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children Antibiotics for glue earRapid antige...
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