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Antibiotic Resistance - Coggle Diagram
Antibiotic Resistance
Purpose
The purpose of this review was to analyze what factors contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance
This review used primary, peer reviewed sources published in PUBMED
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Key Contributing Factors
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Overall lack of research, knowledge, and understanding of the subject = lack of solutions
There are no incentives for researchers to discover new antibiotics or alternatives treatments to antibiotics, as the pharmaceutical industry would rather fund research on medications used for chronic diseases that will be prescribed long term (more profit) rather than antibiotics used to treat infections that will be prescribed short term (less profit)
Conclusions/Prevention
More research needs to be done on antibiotic resistance and alternative treatment options for bacterial infections
The World Health Organization should establish clear principles and a standard protocol when it comes to antibiotic use and distribution
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Because all countries have differing healthcare systems, it it difficult to develop a universal protocol for handling antibiotics
The World Health Organization has established (GLASS) - Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System
History
In recent times, one of the leading causes of death is noncommunicable diseases
In the early 1900's, infectious disease was responsible for 1/3 of all deaths
This development is due to the discovery of antibiotics, namely, Penicillin.
While healthcare professionals seem to have a handle on communicable diseases, the rates are once again rising as a new concern, antibiotic resistance, becomes a bigger issue by the day.
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