The Technology Journal

Any time antibiotics misuse is discussed, prudent use of antibiotics is always mentioned as the remedy to the aforementioned vice. You can’t help but wonder: How hard can it be to use antibiotics appropriately? As simple as it sounds, there still is a lot of misuse of antibiotics all over the world.  Criteria for Appropriateness – Medical Practitioner’s Point of View Give Antibiotics to the Right Patient The first step is of course prescribing antibiotics only to the right patient which means identifying which patient needs antibiotics. Here is where trick diagnoses like viral vs bacterial infection need to be precise and accurate.  Some common infections that are often wrongly treated as bacterial infections include malaria, viral diarrhea or respiratory infections.  Antibiotics are wrongly given for a multitude of reasons including the lack of diagnostic tools. The second aspect to be considered is the large groups of patients who would benefit from antibiotic treatmen...