Let's Not Antibiotic Crisis Check A Number Of Tips From This Microbiological Specialist

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JAKARTA - A microbiologist from Pertamina Central Hospital, dr. Jihan Samira, M.Pd.Ked, Sp.MK shares a number of tips or tips for consuming antibiotics wisely. “ I will give a tip on how to consume antibiotics wisely. The first is to take antibiotics according to what your doctor prescribed,” Jihan said in a virtual talk via Instagram followed in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, November 16. In giving antibiotics, doctors will consider various patient conditions such as the severity of infection, condition of the body's organs, type or preparation of antibiotics, history of allergies, and the current condition, for example, whether a patient is pregnant or breastfeeding. According to Jihan, there are some antibiotics that are allowed to be consumed by pregnant and lactating women, but some are not allowed. Regarding age provisions, there are actually no restrictions. It's just that the use of antibiotics will be adjusted based on the patient's age. "The antibiotics given must of course be the right dose, the right way to use it, and the appropriate antibiotics," he said. The next tip is not to miss the dose of antibiotics that have been recommended by the doctor. However, if one day you forget and miss the schedule, antibiotics will still be consumed in the next time. Try to consume antibiotics according to the recommended time, for example as of 8 hours, every 12 hours, or as of 24 hours. If the antibiotics given have been adjusted to the dose, dose, dose, and time, then if there are remaining, it should not be used and disposed of so that they are not used in the future. Furthermore, Jihan reminded that the antibiotics consumed were indeed to treat diseases caused by bacterial infections and not due to viral infections or fungal infections. He also reminded that if a person has a fever, it is not necessarily the condition of the change in temperature is caused by bacterial infection so that not everyone who has a fever is allowed to take antibiotics. Then other wise tips, you should not keep antibiotics to drink if you are sick in the future and don't take antibiotics that are prescribed for other people. “ Of course, the antibiotics given must be adjusted according to the method, dose, and also for a long time. So if we want to give an inappropriate dose and dose, the antibiotics will also not work properly, it will cause resistance, ” said Jihan. Crisis is a condition of immunity to the effectiveness of antibiotics so that the drug is no longer able to kill a bacteria. According to Jihan, antibiotic resistance can also be caused by incorrect use and inappropriate giving doses or frequent use of antibiotics.