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Antibiotics are the most frequently used medicines in healthcare facilities. Since their
discovery, they have played a pivotal role in combating infectious diseases and
maintaining health, especially in developing countries where such diseases still remain
as a big challenge. In recent years, however, the benefits derived from antibiotic use
are facing great challenges due to the emergence of resistance where many bacteria
have become resistant to the most commonly used first-line antibiotics. The major
driver of antimicrobial resistance is known to be the huge increase in antibiotic
prescribing, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Studies conducted on the rate of antibiotic resistance in Ethiopia have shown that the
majority of bacteria that cause infections have developed a considerable degree of
resistance to commonly used first-line antibiotics. In this country, antibiotics are
prescribed at a far higher rate than the optimal value recommended by the World
Health Organization. This exposes the available antibiotics to the risk of resistance. |
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