Antimicrobial resistance is described as the ability of a microorganism (like bacteria, viruses and some parasites) to stop an antimicrobial drug (antibiotics and antivirals) from working against it and render standard treatments ineffective, leading to persistence of infections and transmission to others. Shockingly, HIV and tuberculosis are in the lead of misdiagnosis. This may lead to the development of Anti-Microbial Resistance, making the efficacy of drugs to work drop and exposing other people to infection. Kenya will suffer disproportionally considering AMR can spread from one patient to another within a hospital set-up through nosocomial infection. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 50 per cent of medicines globally are prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately.

Source: The Star December 31, 2019 21:00 UTC