[PRINCIPLES OF APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC USAGE IN ISRAELBY THE ISRAELI SOCIETY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES: TO WHOM ARE THEY DIRECTED?]

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Israel Medical Association Country of Publication: Israel NLM ID: 0034351 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0017-7768 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00177768 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Harefuah
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Tel Aviv : Israel Medical Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Anti-Bacterial Agents*/therapeutic use ; Antimicrobial Stewardship* ; Communicable Diseases*; Hospitals ; Humans ; Israel ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'
    • Abstract:
      Introduction: In this issue of Harefuah Nesher and Strahilevitz discuss the principles of appropriate antibiotic guidelines based on a position paper by the Israeli Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID). This editiorial discusses for whom this position paper was intended. The first and most obvious target would be the Infectious Disease (ID) physicians themselves. Since the setup of ID units in Israeli hospitals in the 1970s and 1980s, all have engaged in antibiotic control and infection control. Antibiotic control in Israel has always consisted of antibiotic restriction, development of guidelines for the most commonly encountered infections, and oversight of adherence to guidelines (including computer applications). In comparison, antibiotic control was not an ID priority in US hospitals until the concept of antibiotic stewardship emerged in the last decade. Second, the position paper could have been intended for hospital managements, in order to provide the resources necessary to make appropriate antibiotic use an attainable goal, in particular: allocation of highly skilled manpower (physicians, clinical microbiologists, pharmacists) and development of relevant computer applications. Third, the position paper could have been intended as a response to the initiatives by Ministry of Health National Center for Infection Control and Antibiotic Use. The latter was set up more than a decade ago to deal with emerging multi-drug resistant pathogens and to provide professional leadership. Unfortunately, a professional conflict has emerged between the ISID and the National Center, when the latter was trying to impose professional guidelines regarding antibiotic stewardship unilaterally. While Nesher and Strahilevitz outline the ISID view on antibiotic stewardship in Israeli hospitals, they also call for cooperation and joining forces to combat the huge problem of antibiotic resistance in Israel. Forth, the position paper was probably also intended for all physicians who prescribe antimicrobials, to engage them in the responsibility of guarding antibiotics for us and the next generations.
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190520 Date Completed: 20190821 Latest Revision: 20190821
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      31104392