The public health authority “Prevention” clarified the reality of the concepts circulated on antimicrobial resistance and its risks, in conjunction with the World Antibiotic Week.
The authority pointed out that one of the risks of microbial resistance to antibiotics is; The ineffectiveness of current antibiotics, the high cost of treatment and examinations, the length of stay in hospital, the difficulty of treating some infectious diseases or performing surgery.
He added that there are some concepts around antibiotic resistance, including that the body is the one that resists the antibiotic, and that the bacteria that cause the infection are the ones that make the resistance, and that the antibiotic is used for viral infections. such as flu or just for bacterial infections.
