Antibiotic Resistance FoMSF Advocacy Committee

What is antibiotic resistance?

• Bacteria adapt to be resistant to treatment

• Patients adapt to be resistant to treatment

• Patients refuse to take antibiotics

• Antibiotics change with their interaction with bacteria

What needs to be improved in hospitals to help tackle antibiotic resistance?

• Prescription Practices, Allergy Treatment, Diagnostic Tools

• Patient-Physician Communication, Hygiene, Diagnostic Tools

• Prescription Practices, Hygiene, Diagnostic Tools

• Prescription Practices, Allergy Treatment, Cost of Treatment

How many new classes of antibiotics have been developed in the past 30 years?

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 100

What percentage of antibiotics are prescribed incorrectly globally?

• 3%

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

How many people could die by 2050 due to antibiotic resistance?

• 2 million

• 10 million

• 50 million

• 100 million

What is antibiotic stewardship?

• Strict rules to regulate how antibiotics are prescribed

• Proper protocol on how to safely store antibiotics

• Guidelines for how antibiotics must be made

• Educating patients of how antibiotics work

What industries are antibiotic resistance important to regulate in?

• Agriculture

• Education

• Mining

• Transportation

Which types of antibiotics are initially used?

• Broad spectrum antibiotics

• Narrow spectrum antibiotics

What is the preferred method of administration of antibiotics?

• Topical

• Intravenous / Injection

• Sublingual

• Oral

How can you determine if a bacteria causing an infection has antibiotic resistance?

• Send a sample to a lab

• Antibiotic treatment is not working

• Take a blood test

• Through a physical examination