Dr. Mortada El-Shabrawi explains the most important reasons for the emergence of antimicrobial resistance
professor Dr. Mortada El-Shabrawi, Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, confirmed that awareness of the danger of antimicrobial resistance is the first line of defense, to improve the maximum benefit from antibiotics and avoid the risks of antimicrobial resistance, as the problem of misuse of antibiotics is a multilateral problem between Doctors, decision makers, pharmacists, and the economic conditions that push citizens to buy antibiotics without a proper medical diagnosis
Doctors and health sector workers can help combat antimicrobial resistance by not prescribing antibiotics except when necessary, and the doctor never prescribes them for viral diseases, such as influenza and the common cold. Also, when the doctor prescribes antibiotics to patients, he gives very important advice to take antibiotics carefully. Exactly as prescribed, in addition to making sure to clean hands to protect the doctor himself and patients from serious infections
Professor Dr. Mortada El-Shabrawi explained in a symposium held by the Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Aini, for two days to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance during the days of November 19-20, 2023, within the framework of the activities of the World Week to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance, in the large conference hall of the faculty, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Hossam Salah, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Aini, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hospitals, said that the main reasons for the emergence of antimicrobial resistance are:
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics, which is spread through health facilities, and through sales of antibiotics sold with prescriptions or without a prescription,
He explained that we can help combat antimicrobial resistance by:
Do not take antibiotics unless a specialist doctor prescribes them for the patient. The patient should always take them as prescribed, and do not exchange antibiotics with anyone else.
