Resistant to antibiotics: in Ukraine, dangerous infections are spreading through the war - the media

According to scientists, the high incidence rate is directly related to the dangerous environment within the country. Due to active fighting, the load on medical institutions has increased. In Ukraine, the number of cases of superbacteria in hospitals has increased significantly due to the war. It can develop into an acute crisis that needs immediate attention. This is stated in The Telegraph of December 12.

It is noted that Ukrainian hospitals are actively spreading infections that are resistant to medicines. This could be caused by a dangerous environment within the state. Experts from the Center for Public Health of Ukraine (CGSU) conducted research on infections and AMR at three regional hospitals in November and December last year. "Of the 353 patients examined, 14% have picked up infections while in hospital.

Among them, AMR was found, and an infection resistant to highly effective antibiotics used in the case of severe bacterial infections was found in 60 percent of patients," in the message. In 2016 and 2017, a similar study was conducted in Europe, which attended several hundred thousand patients, and then only 5. 5% of them received an infection while in hospital. Approximately 6. 2 % of infections were resistant to antibiotics.

Accordingly, Ukrainian indicators are much higher, as they write in the material. Researchers have called on international partners to develop special measures that would help fight persistent infections. This is necessary in order to save people's lives, as well as limit international spread. A major role in the growth of the incidence was played by the war, as scientists say.

Hygiene levels, including hand washing, decreased, and in some cases there was no possibility of important tests that showed sensitivity to antibiotics. "In Ukraine, high pre -war antibiotic resistance has been imposed to increase the prevalence of traumatic wounds and is associated with war on medical institutions. All this leads to an increase in the detection of microorganisms with multiple medicinal resistance and their spread in Europe," the researchers said.

By the way, as noted, the resistance of infections to antibiotics is one of the main global threats to public health. In 2019, AMR has caused 1. 27 million deaths worldwide. It also contributed to another 4. 9 million deaths worldwide. We will remind, on November 28 it was reported that China was stuck out the outbreak of an unknown respiratory disease. This causes fears in the world community against the background of the past pandemic Covid-19.