Need for Rational Use of Antibiotics
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Antimicrobials, the wonder drugs have saved millions of lives since 1928; when Penicillin was first discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming. For many decades after the first patient was treated with antibiotics, these drugs have played a pivotal role in achieving major advances in medical field. They helped to decrease morbidity, mortality and extended the life expectancy by changing the outcome of bacterial infections. The alarm regarding its overuse was first raised way back in 1945 by Sir Alexander Fleming.
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- DOI 10.19056/ijmdsjssmes/2017/v6i2/149893
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