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Title:

Tackling anti-microbial resistance: ethical framework for rational antibiotic use.

Document type:
Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Littmann, Jasper; Rid, Annette; Buyx, Alena
Abstract:
Background: To reduce the effect of antimicrobial resistance and to preserve antibiotic effectiveness, clinical guidelines and health policy documents call for the rational use of antibiotics, which aims to reduce unnecessary or minimally effective antibiotic use. Methods: Through ethical analysis, we show that rational use programmes can lead to ethical conflicts, because they sometimes place patients at risk of harm-for example, a delayed switch to second-line antibiotics for community-acquire...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Eur J Public Health
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
28
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
359-363
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckx165
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29036540
Print-ISSN:
1101-1262
TUM Institution:
Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin
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