Stop Buying Meats Of Animals Having Growth Promoted By Antibiotics: Scientists Request For Hospital Administration

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• Post By : Kumar Jeetendra


• Source: University of California - San Francisco


• Date: 17 Oct,2015

Scientists from University of California – San Francisco medical centre requesting hospital administration of the country for restriction of meats treated with growth promotion antibiotics for better control of antibiotic resistance spreading.

The comments appeared and publish in American Journal of Heath authored by: Thomas B. Newman, MD, MPH, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics."Antibiotics are now more and more recognized as a precious resource that needs to be managed sustainably." Said: Thomas B.Since last few years’ scientists reported the overuse of antibiotics for promoting growth in animals which is regularly served in patients and hospital cafeteria which may be dangerous for human health so by controlling this overuse in hospitals control over spreading of antibiotic resistance is possible.

According to sources,The total cost of Infectious Disease Society of America over antibiotic resistance in health care centre is ranging between $21 and $34 billion a year. According to authors White house failed to combat antibiotic resistance of bacteria which is planned by them last year.

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University of California – San Francisco

Journal references

Michael J. Martin, Sapna E Thottathil, Thomas B. Newman. Antibiotics Overuse in Animal Agriculture: A Call to Action for Health Care Providers. American Journal of Public Health, 2015; e1 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302870