Brabanders have a good knowledge of antibiotic resistance

Research done by the three GGDs of Brabant shows that Brabanders are well informed about the use of antibiotics. One out of five Brabanders started this year with antibiotic treatment. 96% of Brabanders who started a course also finish. In addition, nearly 11,000 Brabanders surveyed seem to have a lot of knowledge about antibiotic resistance. For example, 94% know that there are bacteria insensitive to antibiotics and 89% know that everyone can carry resistant bacteria.

41% of respondents do not know that antibiotics do not destroy viruses, but bacteria. In case of viral infection, it makes no sense to resort to antibiotic treatment. It is also less clear how resistant bacteria are transferred and how to prevent antibiotic resistance. With the rest of the knowledge on the use of antibiotics, most respondents knew that one should not stop the treatment if one feels better, that a treatment does not work in case of influenza or of colds and only a doctor can determine if you need antibiotics.

What is antibiotic resistance?

When bacteria are at the origin of an infection, humans and animals can get sick. Sometimes antibiotics are needed to fight such an infection. But when antibiotics are used too many or incorrectly, bacteria "get used" to the drug and it no longer has any effect. As a result, infections can not be controlled in the future. Easily treatable diseases, such as cystitis or the healing of knee surgery, can be life-threatening. Do you want to know more about antibiotic resistance? See www.daarwordtiedereenbetervan.nl

Film Festival & # 39; Bacteria in Focus; And if antibiotics do not work anymore "

Sunday, November 18, will be the European Antibiotic Awareness Day, which closes Antibiotic Awareness Week. During this week, attention will be paid in various ways to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. To make this topic accessible to a wide audience, the Regional Network for Antibiotic Resistance Treatment in North Brabant, the GINGER Network (Gelders), the Infection and Infection Prevention Network (Gelders) and the Limburgs Infectiepreventie and ABR Zorgnetwerk (LINK) is organizing the festival on 18 November. Bacteria in image; And if antibiotics did not work anymore? "