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Pediatrics Conference 2018

Journal of Pediatric Care

ISSN: 2471-805X

Page 34

March 26-27, 2018

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edition of International Congress on

Pediatrics

Serious bacterial infections that are resistant to commonly

available antibiotics have become a major worldwide healthcare

problem. They are more severe; require significantly more

expensive diagnosis and longer and more sophisticated

treatments. According to World Health Organization, post-

antibiotic era, in which even mild infections causing serious

problems is approaching soon till 2050. Knowledge of the

prevalence of antibiotic resistance is a pre-requisite for infection

control and essential for public healthcare policy makers to

conduct effective responses. Some studies indicate high bacterial

resistance rates in developing countries. Nevertheless, it is hard

to delineate the extent of the problem, since it changes in various

healthcare facilities and geographic regions. These factors

increase the importance of establishment of a surveillance

systemof antibiotic resistance from all hospitals. Based onWorld

Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, antibiotic surveillance

should be performed in three levels, i.e. local, intermediate and

national. A nationwide surveillance system has not yet been

established in Iran. Most data are retrieved from scattered cross-

sectional studies and there is no guideline for rational uses

of antibiotics especially at local levels. The objectives of this

review are to describe antibiotic resistances pattern of common

microorganisms which isolated from blood and other sterile body

fluid and its clinical implication during recent years in Iran.

Antibiotic resistances profile in Iran, clinical implication and

prospect for antibiotic stewardship

Jafar Soltani

and

Soheila Nahedi

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Jafar Soltani et al., J Pediatr Care, Volume 4

DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-005