Pune Doctors Raise Alarm Over Growing Antibiotic Resistance in Children, Highlight Urgent Need for Action

1. Antibiotic-resistant infections among children are on the rise in Pune, alarming doctors.
2. Cases involving multidrug-resistant organisms are becoming more common, even in patients without traditional risk factors.
3. A five-year-old girl’s UTI escalated to septic shock despite standard antibiotics, revealing multidrug-resistant organisms.
4. Another child with a leg abscess caused by MRSA did not respond to conventional treatments.
5. Overuse of azithromycin, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to increased resistance to the drug.
6. Inappropriate use of antibiotics, over-prescription, self-medication, poor documentation practices, and overuse during the pandemic are contributing factors to antibiotic resistance.
7. Medical experts recommend delaying antibiotics for viral fevers, avoiding high-end antibiotics as first-line treatments, improving documentation practices, raising public awareness, and strengthening regulations on antibiotic sales.
8. Resistance, particularly in Southeast Asia, is a growing concern, with ESBL-producing bacteria and gram-negative infections becoming more prevalent.
9. Doctors stress the importance of prudent antibiotic use, better documentation practices, public awareness, and regulation to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance in children and the broader population.

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