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Better digital management is needed to control the use of antibiotics

In spite of many years with national scientific guidelines for the use of antibiotics, the problems caused by antibiotic resistance are increasing in Norway too. Digital management of the prescribing practices of doctors is needed to diminish the use of antibiotics in hospitals as well as in general practice, according to Dag Berild, Senior Consultant.

Dag Berild has clear ideas on what is needed to reduce the use of antibiotics. Primarily, he calls for more interdisciplinary research collaboration. Photo: Yngve Vogt, Apollon/UiO.

By Norunn K. Torheim. Translation by Akasie.

Published Oct. 12, 2015

What are antibiotics?

Antibiotics are used to cure bacterial infections in animals and people. Antibiotics are agents that kill germs without harming animals or people. Antibiotics have no effect on viruses. Bacteria have various ways to develop resistance to antibiotics.

Article series

The University of Oslo is undertaking a number of projects in the field of life sciences aiming to address the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance.

This is the first in a series of three articles from UiO:Life Science on this topic.

Read the second article: Promising results from a new agent to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Read the third article: UiO researchers approach antibiotic-resistant bacteria from many different angles.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest health threats that the world is facing. In November, the WHO will arrange the first World Antibiotic Awareness Week.

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