Knowledge and understanding of antibiotic resistance and the risk of becoming a carrier when travelling abroad: A qualitative study of Swedish travellers

Wiklund, Susanne; Fagerberg, Ingegerd; Örtqvist, Åke; Vading, M.; Giske, Christian G.; Broliden, Kristina; Tammelin, Ann

doi:10.1177/1403494815571788

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“…7 From their perspective, antibiotic resistance develops not due to mutations in bacteria but the human body gradually mounting tolerance, meaning every antibiotic can only be used for a limited time period before it becomes obsolete. The above observations have been replicated in many other studies as well, [8][9][10] suggesting that we are still far from reaching an adequate understanding in the general populace, and initiatives designed to raise greater awareness in this subject area should be more extensively implemented and promoted.…”

Section: Public Perceptions Of Antibiotic Resistance: the Patient Andmentioning

confidence: 65%

Addressing the diverging public and physician perceptions on the topic of antibiotic resistance

Su¹,

Douglas-Vail²

2016

UWOMJ

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Antibiotics are a powerful tool in fighting bacterial infections but with overuse and misuse, resistance is emerging at an alarming rate. To better understand the root causes of resistance, studying the perceptions of both physicians and the general populace may prove beneficial from a health promotion standpoint. Research reveals that diverging views of these 2 groups remain significant, which proves concerning especially in the face of increasingly resistant bacteria and associated mortality. The issue at large, therefore, requires a better understandifrom both parties with regard to antibiotic guidelines, prescription habits and public awareness campaigns.

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Section: Public Perceptions Of Antibiotic Resistance: the Patient Andmentioning

confidence: 65%

Addressing the diverging public and physician perceptions on the topic of antibiotic resistance

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Douglas-Vail²

2016

UWOMJ

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“…Possibly influencing the range of antibiotic resistance genes seen by a GP within his/her practice is the fact that travelers (including holidaymakers, sales representatives, etc. ), as well as patients undergoing surgery (including elective cosmetic surgery) may have recently visited countries with a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance, and subsequently become colonized with nonlocal antibiotic-resistant bacteria during their travels [27]. Examples of such nonlocal antibiotic resistances could include various ESBL [28] and New Delhi β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing bacteria [29].…”

Section: Travel-and Community-based Antibiotic Resistancementioning

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Challenges in Identifying Antibiotic Resistance Targets for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in General Practice

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General practitioners stand at the front line of healthcare provision and have a pivotal role in the fight against increasing antibiotic resistance. In this respect, targeted antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners would help reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, leading to reduced treatment failures, fewer side-effects for patients and a reduction in the (global) spread of antibiotic resistances. Current ‘gold standard’ antibiotic resistance detection strategies tend to be slow, taking up to 48 h to obtain a result, although the implementation of point-of-care testing by general practitioners could help achieve the goal of targeted antibiotic prescribing practices. However, deciding on which antibiotic resistances to include in a point-of-care diagnostic is not a trivial task, as outlined in this publication.

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“…Over 300 million travellers visit these high risk areas each year worldwide and more than 20% return as new carriers of resistant organisms [15]. The Western Pacific, Southeast Asia and Eastern Mediterranean regions have the highest burden of resistance, with more than 60% of AMR carriage occurring via Thailand and India [16]. These popular destinations, as well as the Middle East, have high rates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) resistance, one of the most commonly acquired resistance mechanisms worldwide [17].…”

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Global commercial passenger airlines and travel health information regarding infection control and the prevention of infectious disease: What's in a website?

Shaban

Sotomayor-Castillo

Malik

et al. 2020

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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A B S T R A C TBackground: Air travel has never been easier, cheaper or faster, with large volumes of people travelling around the world. These factors increase the risk of the spread of infectious diseases by air travel. Little is known, however, about the extent to which airlines provide information to passengers on infection control and measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This study examined the websites of the global commercial passenger airlines to see if they contained information about infection control and prevention of infectious diseases and appraised the clinical usefulness of that information. Method: A cross-sectional text-based analysis of the 73 airline websites from the six global commercial passenger airline conglomerates was performed to identify information about infection control and prevention of infectious between July and August 2019. Results: Of the 73 airline websites, less than half (n = 35, 28.6%) contained information deemed useful for passengers. While there was a range of general health advice within the websites, there was limited information about infection control and preventing infectious diseases. A minority of websites contained information about vaccination status prior to travel, and to a lesser extent handwashing and hand hygiene, with very few including disease-specific advice or preventive measures. Conclusions: Airline websites are an underutilised source of information for infection control and the prevention of infectious diseases. Providing passengers with information on basic infection control and prevention measures may support the global efforts against the spread of infectious diseases.

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Knowledge and understanding of antibiotic resistance and the risk of becoming a carrier when travelling abroad: A qualitative study of Swedish travellers

Abstract: In health care and vaccination clinics, there is a need for improved information for persons intending to travel to high-risk areas, both about the risks of contracting antibiotic-resistant bacteria and about effective preventive measures.

Cited by 15 publications

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Addressing the diverging public and physician perceptions on the topic of antibiotic resistance

Addressing the diverging public and physician perceptions on the topic of antibiotic resistance

Challenges in Identifying Antibiotic Resistance Targets for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in General Practice

Global commercial passenger airlines and travel health information regarding infection control and the prevention of infectious disease: What's in a website?

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