Principios de la terapéutica antibacteriana: consideraciones clínicas y farmacológicas para la selección de un antibiótico

The use of antibacterial drugs in veterinary medicine is not restricted to the treatment of bacterial and protozoan diseases, but involves the prevention of these diseases, and it includes the use as animal growth promoters. Notwithstanding, its irrational use as therapeutic agents carries serious p...

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Autor: Luna Tortós, Carlos
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2006
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/4787
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/4787
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Antibiotics
antibiotic selection
prudent antibiotic use
Antibióticos
elección de antibióticos
uso racional de los antibióticos
Descrição
Resumo:The use of antibacterial drugs in veterinary medicine is not restricted to the treatment of bacterial and protozoan diseases, but involves the prevention of these diseases, and it includes the use as animal growth promoters. Notwithstanding, its irrational use as therapeutic agents carries serious problems, like drug inefficiency, persistent and chronic infections, economical loss, and the development of premature antibacterial resistance. This paper intend (debería ser intends) to show practical criteria to be applied when an antimicrobial therapy should be administered, in order to optimize antibiotic use, and to diminish the presentation of those previously mentioned problems.