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Publish: 24 Nov 2021, 07:23 pm
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) || Photo: Collected
A
study by the government's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and
Research (IEDCR) found that most cases of coronavirus patients were treated with
antibiotics unnecessarily.
The
research data was presented at a seminar of IEDCR titled Antimicrobial
Resistance Surveillance Update in Bangladesh on Tuesday (November 23).
Based
on the findings of the study, Dr. Rubina Yasmin, Head Professor, Department of
Medicine, Mugda Medical College Hospital, said that antibiotics have no role in
the treatment of Covid-19. But antibiotics have been abused all over the world.
She
said more than 87 percent of those infected with the coronavirus had been given
antibiotics. But a maximum of seven percent of them needed antibiotics. That
is, there has been an overuse of antibiotics.
She
further said that most of the Covid patients in Bangladesh have been given
antibiotics by the doctors. And in the case of hospitalized patients, 70 percent
of the drugs used were antibiotics. The rate of antibiotic use in ICU patients
is 80 to 100 percent. Of these, azithromycin and ceftriaxone were used at 68.9
percent.
Not
only that, but the study also found evidence that they had taken antibiotics
without consulting a doctor before being admitted to the hospital.
Professor
Rubina Yasmeen said researchers had found that 33 percent of patients had taken
antibiotics without consulting with doctor before being admitted to hospital.
And
these germs are increasing their resistance to antibiotics and as a result
antibiotics are losing their effectiveness.
Prof.
Dr. Meerjady Sabrina Flora, former director of IEDCR and now Additional
Director General of the Department of Health, expressed concern that if the
germs become resistant to antibiotics, there will be no one-time antibiotic to
use.
"Everyone
needs to be aware of the use of antibiotics. At the same time, the rule of law
needs to be strengthened. "
Professor
Meerjady Sabrina Flora said ordinary people have a responsibility not to take
antibiotics. We have seen many prescriptions of people who have been prescribed
antibiotics in a Covid-19 situation. Therefore, awareness is needed at all
levels. The most awareness needs to be created at the policy-making stage.
Dr.
Zakir Hossain Habib, Chief Scientific Officer of IEDCR and Head of the
Department of Microbiology, said that ‘resistance’ has been created against all
the antibiotics commonly used in Bangladesh. Coronavirus epidemics have also
had a major effect on antibiotic resistance.
"It's
behavior is that the more you use it, the more resistance you will create
against it," he said. The best antibiotic we had was from the carbapenam
group, but it was ruined. This drug is most commonly used in ICU. If this drug
gets out of our hands, then the ones we have are more expensive, more side
effects; Not given everywhere.
IEDCR
Director Prof. Dr. Tahmina Shirin presided over the program. Prof. Dr. Nazmul
Islam, Director, Disease Control Branch, Department of Health, Prof. Dr. Md.
Ehsanul Haque, WHO Representative in Bangladesh Dr. Mohammad Ismail Ramji,
Fleming Fund Country Grant Team Lead Professor Dr. Nitish Debnath spoke at the
program.
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