FACTORS THAT FAVOURS THE SPREAD OF BACTERIAL RESISTANCE
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2021v13i5.1905Keywords:
Antibiotics, Bacterial resistance, Spread, Susceptibility patternAbstract
Antimicrobial agent resistance has increased globally in different bacterial pathogens, which leads to treatment failure in human and animal infectious diseases. The occurrence of resistance to antibiotics in bacteria often develop as a result of non-essential and improper use of antimicrobial agents. An estimated 700,000 individuals die yearly from drug-resistant infections. Many studies also illustrated the financial consequences of antimicrobial agent resistance, including very high hospital costs owing to an increase in hospital admission, extended hospital stays etc. This article describes the various factors that favours the spread of bacterial resistance.
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