Antibiotic Resistant Infections: A Literature Review

Antibiotics are a phenomenal class of drugs that saved many lives, since the arrival of Penicillin in the 1940s. However, the misuse and over exposure of antibiotics created antibiotic resistant pathogens, causing a substantial threat to humanity in the form of severe infections. Antibiotic resistance is a global problem that can impose a catastrophic threat to people in every country. Each year in the unites states, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 people die each year as the direct result of antibiotic resistant infections. According to the centers for disease control and prevention, the inappropriate use of antibiotics and dearth of developing new antibiotics considered as the prime causes of …show more content…
Even though antibiotic resistant pathogens cannot be prevented, it can be controlled. Therefore this mandates the urgent action from the health care providers to develop interventions or strategies to reduce the rate of antibiotic resistant infections. Therefore, this literature review identifies the health care provider’s role in reducing and effectively managing the antibiotic resistant infections. This review included meta- analysis of various randomized controlled trials, single randomized control trials, literature reviews and expert opinions that are focused on the reduction and the management of antibiotic resistant infections. Considerable amount of studies has been identified pertaining the strategies to reduce this biological threat. However, the rate of antibiotic resistant pathogens is steadily increasing is a great concern. Therefore, more research studies and well designed clinical trials are necessary to bring up effective strategies to contain the global threat caused by antibiotic resistant