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KMID : 1147420180030020030
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Journal of Surgical Infection
2018 Volume.3 No. 2 p.30 ~ p.32
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotics: Surgeon Should Know
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Park Yoon-Soo
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Abstract
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Since their introduction into medicine in the 1940s, antibiotics have been central to modern healthcare including prevention of surgical infection. Without effective antimicrobials, medical procedures such as organ transplantation and major surgery (for example, caesarean sections or hip replacements) will be very dangerous. However, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been a growing threat to the effective treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria. Now, it became difficult to treat infections that could easily be cured previously, resulting in rising medical costs. For example, antibacterial drugs used to prevent postoperative surgical site infections have become less effective or ineffective. Because AMR is a complex problem that affects all of society, coordinated action is required to minimize the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. A global action plan on AMR was endorsed by the World Health Organization in May 2015. We have a shared responsibility to combat the global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance. Given the magnitude and severity of the threat of AMR, physician’s action is required.
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KEYWORD
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Antimicrobial drug resistance, Antimicrobial stewardship, Surgical wound infection
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