The abuse of antibiotics is becoming more and more common, the reason is that anyone can easily buy antibiotics. However, the consequences of overuse of antibiotics are dangerous, especially in children.

Antibiotics are a great man-made weapon against bacterial infections, but now bacteria are resistant to the antibiotics that are used to kill them. Antibiotic resistance is the biggest threat to the health sector in particular and society in general.

Antibiotics used for a long time can cause gastrointestinal imbalance. Therefore, the use of antibiotics in combination with some other foods is essential. Probiotics, fermented foods, high fiber foods, Prebiotic foods are such foods.

Antibiotics are a turning point in the history of human medicine, helping to save the lives of millions of people suffering from infectious diseases. However, antibiotic resistance is increasing dangerously to the health and development of the community. Notably, the use of antibiotics in our country has skyrocketed in the period 2009-2015 with an increase of nearly 3 times compared to the period 2005-2009, putting Vietnam on the list of countries with the highest rate of antibiotic resistance. world. “Stop overuse of antibiotics - Join hands today” with 5 principles of antibiotic use below

Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs are the main drugs in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, especially infections of the respiratory tract, ear, nose and throat, urinary tract... However, in order for the disease to be treated in remission, the condition must be cured. If the infection is resolved well, the patient should have certain knowledge about the use of effective and appropriate antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Intraoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is defined as the use of antibiotics to prevent infection at the surgical site. This has become the standard of care for infected wound surgery and clean surgery as well as for aseptic surgery where the placement of artificial devices is involved.

Prophylactic antibiotics are used before an infection occurs to prevent this. Therefore, the aim when using prophylactic antibiotics is to limit the frequency of infection at the surgical site, not to prevent infection of the whole body or organs far from the surgical site.

Surgical site infections are one of the most common nosocomial infections. Incisional infection prolongs the patient's time and illness, usually requiring a stay in the hospital from 1 week to 10 days for treatment. Not only that, it is also economically costly for the patient.

Drug interaction is the interaction between one drug and another drug, between the drug and the physiological or pathological condition of the body, the food used. In fact, some drug interactions are not serious that can be resolved by changing the way of taking, but there are some dangerous drug interactions that can cause bleeding, blood clots that are dangerous for the patient.

Drug interaction is the interaction between one drug and another, between a drug and a physiological or pathological state of the body. The results of drug interactions make drugs increase or decrease the therapeutic effect, or give rise to some unwanted effects that are detrimental to the patient.

The use of antibiotics for the elderly needs to be very cautious. Because every function of the body gradually declines over the years, including the immune system, the risk of complications is higher when taking antibiotics in the elderly.