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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 68 |
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Neurologists' role in antimicrobial resistance
Hamidreza Mahboobi1, Forough Mahmoudi2, Mohammad Esmaeil Shahrzad3, Tahereh Khorgoei4
1 Student Research Committee, Hormozgan; Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, Hormozgan, Iran
3 Research Center for Behavioral and neurological Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran
4 Tropical and Infectious Disease Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbas, Hormozgan, Iran
| Date of Web Publication | 29-Feb-2012 |
Correspondence Address:
Tahereh Khorgoei
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbas
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.93290
How to cite this article:
Mahboobi H, Mahmoudi F, Shahrzad ME, Khorgoei T. Neurologists' role in antimicrobial resistance. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2012;15:68 |
Sir,
We read the paper published by Sanjeev V Thomas in the last issue of Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. [1] There are various patterns of antibiotic usage in different countries, or even different areas of a country. [2] But, it seems that neurologists are not responsible for this problem in the field of neurology.
Antibiotic misprescription caused by other specialists or general physicians increases antibiotic resistance, which can affect the treatment of infectious diseases in the field of neurology. Thus, in our view, appropriate antibiotic prescription cannot solve the problem, and it is necessary to prevent antibiotic misprescription in all fields of medicine. National health policies and insurance policies for antibiotic prescription play an important role in solving this problem.
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| 1. | Thomas SV. Antimicrobial resistance: Neurologists role in containment and prevention. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2011;14:77. 
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| 2. | Mahboobi H, Khorgoei T, Eftekhar F. Antibiotic misuse in Iran. Aust Med J 2010;10:689-90.
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