Antimicrobial Resistance: What Should Dentists be Doing?

 

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Verfasser: Montero-Aguilar DDS MSc, Mauricio
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publikationsdatum:2016
Beschreibung:The purpose of this article is to increase awareness among the dental professionals about the importance of an adequate antibiotic stewardship in the dental setting, in light of the increasing threat that antimicrobial resistance represents to humanity. Updated guidelines for the prescription of antibiotic drugs must be followed by the dentist and patient education for the intake of these drugs are mandatory as part of a global strategy aimed to reduce the burden of disease and death caused by antimicrobial resistant microorganisms. 
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Sprache:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/26356
Online Zugang:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/26356
Stichwort:Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Oral infection
Dental pain