Clinicians and microbiologists need to work closely to improve patient care and control antimicrobial resistance
Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2019, Vol 75, Issue 1
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global emergency, which threatens to undermine and setback the advances in healthcare. It is estimated that AMR could result in 10 million deaths and cost health economy 66 trillion dollars by 2050.1 Unless emergence and spread of AMR is controlled, it will mean returning to the preantibiotic era. It is widely acknowledged that there is a linear relationship between antimicrobial prescribing and development of AMR.2 It follows that the key to prevention of emergence and control of AMR is prudent use of antimicrobials. AMR is so widespread, clinicians can no longer automatically reach for antibiotics without microbiological investigation or discussion with clinical microbiologists. For this to happen, the clinicians should be confident of the quality of clinical microbiology service.
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G. Gopal Rao
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