Drug Resistance

Increasing Drug Resistance in Developing Countries Threatens Public Health

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 19th, 1998

Increasing drug resistance in developing countries, which contributes to escalating drug resistance worldwide, has complex causes and requires a multifaceted solution, according to an article in an upcoming issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID), a journal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In developing countries, which typically have a high incidence of infectious diseases, the antibiotics used to combat diseases - as well as inadequate sanitation, hospital infection practices, and knowledge of local drug resistance levels - are contributing to an increase in drug resistance.

Antibiotics are overused, especially in the...

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