{"id":1090,"date":"2022-06-23T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T20:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/?page_id=1090"},"modified":"2022-09-04T16:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T22:59:13","slug":"unnecessary-antibiotic-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/immune-support\/unnecessary-antibiotic-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Unnecessary Antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antibiotics used on an otherwise healthy animal will kill good bacteria in the gut and create an environment where bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can grow and thrive. If the animal later gets sick, treatment with an antibiotic they&#8217;ve already been exposed to might not be effective against these resistant pathogens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prevention of potential illness is the best solution, but if an animal is already sick or at risk there are still options. Treatment optimization, such as decision-making tools, or tools to rapidly diagnose the cause of illness and best method of treatment, can help reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. Alternative treatments such as phage therapy or nutrition to support the gut microbiome are other options to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-719526d91c6190d34c4621baa61f828f is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#d49eac54;color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Phage Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that selectively target and kill bacteria. Phage therapy offers an alternative solution to treating bacterial infections with antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cbcdc57d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/08\/15\/phage-therapy\/\">Visit Opportunity Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-789c02684f99b35d9def44f06d24ea28 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#d49eac54;color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Auto-Dosing Gun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Auto-Dosing Gun, or Smart Dosing Gun, is a tool used to administer accurate and consistent doses of veterinary medicines to livestock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cbcdc57d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/08\/15\/auto-dosing-gun\/\">Visit Opportunity Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dfc2a1b3febfd7be170abb5a4f1f3873 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#d49eac54;color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"single\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Social Pressure to Prescribe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prescribers often experience social pressure from patients or clients to prescribe antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cbcdc57d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-ast-global-color-3-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/2022\/09\/04\/social-pressures\/\">Visit Opportunity Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2adfb3f6e36987f09958dcf446bbd67a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/home\/fighting-amr\/immune-support\/\">Back to Immune Support Pillar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antibiotics used on an otherwise healthy animal will kill good bacteria in the gut and create an environment where bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can grow and thrive. 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