Αρχική Επιστημονικά άρθρα Antimicrobial Overuse and Misuse in the Community in Greece and Link to Antimicrobial Resistance Using Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus as an Example

Antimicrobial Overuse and Misuse in the Community in Greece and Link to Antimicrobial Resistance Using Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus as an Example

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Authors: Stamatis KarakonstantisDimitra Kalemaki

Both antimicrobial consumption and antimicrobial resistance are very high in Greece, ranking among the highest of Europe. The link between antimicrobial consumption and resistance is well-known. Here, we discuss the reasons of antimicrobial overuse in Greece in the community (such as self-medication, dispersion of antibiotics by pharmacies without prescription, over-prescription by physicians, patient expectations and liability pressure) and we explore the misuse of antibiotics for common community infections. Furthermore, we discuss how such overuse/misuse can drive antimicrobial resistance, using methicillin-resistance in Staphylococcus aureus as an example. S. aureus is one of the pathogens with high rates of resistance in Greece. Comparing the rate of antimicrobial susceptibility to non-beta lactams between methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus we highlight the antibiotics that have the potential to drive methicillin-resistance through co-selection. Based on the above we identify targets for intervention in order to reduce antimicrobial overuse/misuse in the community in Greece.

Keywords: Antibiotic overuse; Epidemiology; Greece; MRSA; Resistance; Staphylococcus aureus.

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