WHAT IS AN ANTIBIOTIC?

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Antibiotics are drugs used to treat and prevent bacterial infections.

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WHEN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT RESISTANCE?

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Resistance occurs when bacteria become resistant  to these   medications.

They can then cause infections that are more difficult to treat.

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HOW DOES RESISTANCE OCCUR?

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The abuse or excessive use of antibiotics accelerates the phenomenon of resistance.  

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In simple terms it is the use of antibiotics without medical indications / without doctor's advice.

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In countries where antibiotics are dispensed without a prescription , the problem of the emergence and spread of resistance is even worse.

 

Likewise, in countries without standardized treatment guidelines, antibiotics are over- prescribed by health workers and over-consumed by the general public.

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WHY IS IT DANGEROUS? WHAT IMPACT?

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When an infection can no longer be treated with a first-line antibiotic, more expensive drugs must be used.

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In addition, prolonging illness and treatment, often in the context of hospitalization, increases health care costs, as well as the financial burden on families and society.

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If we don't take emergency action, we will soon be entering a post-antibiotic era in which common infections and small injuries will be fatal again.

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I AM A PATIENT, HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS PHENOMENON?

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To prevent and combat the spread of antibiotic resistance:

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Only use these medicines if prescribed by a qualified healthcare professional.

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Never demand antibiotics if your health worker tells you that you don't need them.

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Never share your antibiotics with other people or use any medications you have left over .

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NOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM: HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE AN ANTIBIOTIC?

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At first glance, the answer seems simple: a bacterial infection is caused by bacteria AND REQUIRES ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT .

 

and a viral infection is rather caused by a virus AND DOES NOT REQUIRE AN ANTIBIOTIC .

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THEREFORE THE RIGHT QUESTION TO ASK: HOW TO KNOW IF IT IS A VIRAL OR BACTERIAL INFECTION?

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It is up to the doctor to answer this question.

While questioning with clinically oriented lot, but it is the complete e mentary examinations notament a blood test that slice for r e lay the question.

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and if we could do this analysis with r e Result imm e diate during the same visit? to better direct and refine the necessity n e e  antibiotic treatment

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HemoCue® WBC System

Is a medical device which  offers you a unique advantage: being able to determine the total white blood cell count, directly at the point of intervention, using a drop of blood with a result in less than three minutes.

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HOW CAN A WHITE CELL NUMBER HELP US?

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Leukocytes OR  white blood cells  are cells of  immune system .

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There are several types of white blood cells that help to know more about the nature of the infection (ie if it is bacterial or viral e rienne)

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> The  polynuclear  neutrophils increase in bacterial infection (eg:  pneumonia ) or treatment for  corticosteroids  and decrease in cases of viral or parasitic infection or hyperthyroidism .

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> The  lymphocytes , which make  antibodies , decrease when the immune defenses are weakened and multiply in the face of a viral infection or autoimmune disease.

Their value is between 1,000 and 4,800 / mm3.

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> Polynuclear  eosinophils  must remain below 580 / mm3. They increase in case of allergy  or parasitic infection.

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> Polynuclear  basophils  must remain below 110 / mm3. They increase in the event of an allergic or infectious reaction.

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> The  monocytes  increase during some  pathologies  infectious (for example:  mononucleosis ,  toxoplasmosis ). Their value is between 150 and 1,000 / mm3.

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