Infect Chemother.  2012 Oct;44(5):338-342. 10.3947/ic.2012.44.5.338.

The Worldwide Antibiotic Campaigns

• Woo H

• KMID: 2170377
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2012.44.5.338

Abstract

The campaign for proper use of antibiotics in Korea was begun in 2011 by the Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and the Korean Society of Chemotherapy. This article was prepared as a review of worldwide antibiotic campaigns. The European Antibiotic Awareness Day of the European Union and Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, of the USA, are introduced here. These antibiotic campaigns are prepared and organized by government and have partnerships with medical association. The event known as annual awareness day or antibiotic week is held annually and the campaign materials are available online or from printed material. These campaigns have widened the range and depth of activity since the begining of the campaign. Therefore, the Korean antibiotic campaign could obtain some useful suggestions regarding successful conduct of campaign activity from these campaigns.

Keyword

Antibiotic campaign

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Communicable Diseases
European Union
Korea
Anti-Bacterial Agents

Figure

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  Figure 1 The homepage of European Antibiotic Awareness Day.

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  Figure 2 (A), (B) The poster of European Antibiotic Awareness Day.

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  Figure 3 The homepage of Get Smart: Know when antibiotic work.

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  Figure 4 The site of Get Smart for Healthcare.

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  Figure 5 The site of Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work on the Farm.

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