Antibiotic resistance in bacteria - an emerging public health problem
- 6 February 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by African Journals Online (AJOL) in Malawi Medical Journal
- Vol. 15 (2), 63-67-7
- https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v15i2.10780
Abstract
The discovery and eventual introduction of anti-microbial agents to clinical medicine was one of the greatest medical triumphs of the twentieth century that revolutionized the treatment of bacterial diseases. However, the gradual emergence of populations of antibiotic-resistant bacteria resulting from use, misuse and outright abuse of antibiotics has today become a major public health problem of global proportions. This review paper examines the origins and molecular epidemiology of resistance genes, global picture of antibacterial resistance, factors that favour its spread, strategies for its control, problems of control and the consequences of failure to contain antibiotic resistance in bacteria. [Malawi Med J, Vol.15(2) 2003: 63-67]Keywords
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