Excessive antibiotic during first five years harmful to children's health

A study suggests that prescribing an excess amount of antibiotics during early first five years of a child resists ir ability to fight pathogens. This issue has been noticed in low and middle countries wrote Gunr Fink, le author of study and he of Household Economics and Health Systems Research Unit at Swiss TPH. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is considered one of global health and development threats. excessive use of antibiotics worldwide is one such factor contributing to threat, he ded. 

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Mid-low income countries prescribe excess antibiotics

Health facilities and household surveys from eight countries: Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda over 2007-2017  were analyzed by Swiss TPH and Harvard Chan School research team to form study. It has been noted that mid-low income countries have children who fall sick frequently and y visit hospital only to be overprescribed by antibiotics. Several studies in Tanzania alone have shown that over 90 per cent of children who visit a health facility receive an antibiotic, although only in about 20 per cent of treatment of case was actually required. On average, a child received 25 antibiotic prescriptions through age five a 'remarkable estimate', authors wrote. 

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Excessive antibiotics are harmful

Antibiotics were ministered in 81 per cent of cases for children with a respiratory illness, in 50 per cent for children with diarrhea, and in 28 per cent for children with malaria, as data collected by researchers. At same time, even two antibiotic prescriptions per year are considered excessive in many high-income settings. y are currently comparing policies at a country level to identify best practices that le to lower antibiotic prescription rates. researchers said that this excessive intake of antibiotics can also result in a concrete health impact on children. 

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Valerie D'Acremont told media that excess antibiotic use destroys natural gut flora which is essential to fighting pathogens.

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