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Ann Biol Sci, 2017
ISSN: 2348-1927
August 23-24, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
Annual Conference on
MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE,
ANTIMICROBIALS AND DRUG RESISTANCE
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t has been broadly reported that antibiotics are over-
prescribed and it is likely contributing to increasing
bacterial resistance. Over 80% of all antibiotic prescriptions
are written empirically i.e., without knowledge of the
causative pathogen or its susceptibility pattern. There have
been various national programs implemented to reduce
antibiotic prescribing which are based either on a penalty
or reward system. However, despite these efforts there
is often an underlying and almost primal influence in this
process, the patient. It is clear from several studies that the
public do not fully understand bacterial resistance, how it
develops and what may be done to possibly change it. The
World Health Organization and others have implemented
surveys to understand better how patients think and what
their attitudes are towards the problem. In this presentation,
a summary of the various recent findings will be presented
alongside some alternative approaches to raising public
perception and understanding of the global crisis.
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gtillotsonconsult@yahoo.comOver prescribing- not all the doctor’s fault: The impact of public understanding
Glenn S Tillotson
Cempra Pharmaceuticals, USA
Arch Clin Microbiol, 8:5
DOI: 10.4172/1989-8436-C1-003