Teng C L
Department of Family Medicine, International Medical University.
Malays Fam Physician. 2014 Aug 31;9(2):18-25. eCollection 2014.
This review highlights the high prevalence of antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in a larger part of the Asia-Pacific region. Since URTIs are one of the common reasons for primary care consultations in this region, inappropriate use of antibiotic in both quantity and drug choice has greatly influenced the development of antibiotic resistance. Notwithstanding the paucity of Asia-Pacific data on the above issues, the available information suggests urgent actions needed to be taken to promote judicious antibiotic use at the point-of-care through a multi-pronged approach targeting the patients/consumers (or parents), healthcare providers and health care systems.
本综述强调了在亚太地区大部分地区,上呼吸道感染(URTIs)使用抗生素的高流行率。由于URTIs是该地区基层医疗咨询的常见原因之一,抗生素在数量和药物选择上的不当使用极大地影响了抗生素耐药性的发展。尽管亚太地区关于上述问题的数据匮乏,但现有信息表明,需要采取紧急行动,通过针对患者/消费者(或家长)、医疗服务提供者和医疗保健系统的多管齐下方法,在医疗点促进合理使用抗生素。