Although antibiotics provide a much faster and more effective recovery, it is known that the use of antibiotics for every disease is harmful. Long-term use of antibiotics causes the body to become resistant to antibiotics, making it difficult to treat diseases. According to the research results of YDU academicians, resistant strains of ‘Klebsiella pneumoniae’ bacteria will become completely resistant to antibiotics after 5 years. This can increase mortality rates in infectious diseases caused by bacteria.
BEWARE OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA
Antibiotics are of critical importance to eliminate the negative effects of bacteria that cause many infectious diseases in the human body and to prevent the spread of infections. However, the excessive and uncontrolled use of antibiotics for a long time causes the antibiotics used in treatment to become less effective against certain infections and the emergence of bacteria resistant to many different antibiotics. This turns the treatment of infectious diseases into a serious struggle. On the other hand, the resistance developed by bacteria against different antibiotic groups can lead to a dead end in the treatment of bacterial diseases.
BACTERIA CAN BE COMPLETELY RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS AFTER 5 YEARS
Dr. Cemile Bagkur and Assoc. Dr. Bilgen Kaymakamzade, using local data, prepared a 35-year projection of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. In the study, the effectiveness of the ‘Klebsiella pneumoniae’ bacterium, which causes blood, wound and urinary tract infections, and serious diseases such as meningitis and pneumonia, against two main antibiotic groups of multi-drug resistant strains called extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) resistance, was analyzed for a 35-year period. projection was made. The research revealed that carbapenem and piperacillin-tazobactam antibiotic groups, which are used as a last resort, maintain their effectiveness in susceptible strains of ‘Klebsiella pneumoniae’ bacteria, while resistant strains will become completely resistant to these antibiotics after 5 years.
WHY IT STRENGTHENS THE TREATMENT
One of the researchers of YDU DESAM Research Institute, who signed the research, Dr. Cemile Bağkur stated that the fractional model they use can be applied as an important tool in determining the antibiotic resistance of different bacterial species in the future and will guide the taking of precautions. Cemile Bağkur said, “Our research on the ‘Klebsiella pneumoniae’ bacterium revealed that resistant strains of this bacterium can become completely resistant to antibiotics used as a last resort after 5 years. This may lead to an increase in the rate of severe infections and related deaths, making treatment more difficult in infectious diseases caused by this bacterium,” she said. Reminding that the development of new antibiotic groups takes time, Dr. Bağkur warned that these bacteria may gain resistance to newly developed antibiotic groups over time.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANTIBIOTIC USE
Emphasizing that the rational use of antibiotics should be adopted more, Cemile Bağkur said, “For the correct use of antibiotics, the existence of a microbiologically proven bacterial infection must be questioned. In cases that do not solidify, the use of antibiotics should be avoided. Underlining the need to prevent the use of over-the-counter antibiotics, Dr. Bagkur said, “We must raise awareness of the public about the use of antibiotics through public service announcements and the efforts of doctors.”
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