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Ethics and antibiotic resistance

INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance raises ethical issues due to the severe and inequitably distributed consequences caused by individual actions and policies. SOURCES OF DATA: Synthesis of ethical, scientific and clinical literature. AREAS OF AGREEMENT: Ethical analyses have focused o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jamrozik, Euzebiusz, Heriot, George S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8935610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35136968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldab030
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND: Antibiotic resistance raises ethical issues due to the severe and inequitably distributed consequences caused by individual actions and policies. SOURCES OF DATA: Synthesis of ethical, scientific and clinical literature. AREAS OF AGREEMENT: Ethical analyses have focused on the moral responsibilities of patients to complete antibiotic courses, resistance as a tragedy of the commons and attempts to limit use through antibiotic stewardship. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY: Each of these analyses has significant limitations and can result in self-defeating or overly narrow implications for policy. GROWING POINTS: More complex analyses focus on ethical implications of ubiquitous asymptomatic carriage of resistant bacteria, non-linear outcomes within and between patients over time and global variation in resistant disease burdens. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH: Neglected topics include the harms of antibiotic use, including off-target effects on the human microbiome, and the lack of evidence guiding most antibiotic prescription decisions.