Cold season is coming, and mothers are trying to protect their children from infection, I am collecting a voluminous bag of medicines. Straws are laid. As a rule, "

At the same time, antibiotics, a formidable weapon of mankind in the fight against bacterial infections, which once saved millions of human lives, are losing their effectiveness.. Bacteria have learned to adapt to the action of these drugs - to develop resistance. As a result, even the most effective means may be useless.. According to WHO forecasts, in 10-20 years, almost all existing microorganisms will become resistant to antibiotics..

According to WHO, annually 4. 4 million children under the age of five die from infectious diseases. More than two thirds of early childhood deaths could be prevented. Of particular importance here is the question of the rational use of antibiotics..

According to the European Community, about 400,000 infections with multidrug resistance to antibiotics are registered every year, from which 25,000 people die.. Losses to the European economy amount to 1.5 billion. euro per year.

At the same time, the development of new antibacterial drugs is extremely time-consuming and expensive.. It takes up to 1.5 billion to create one antibiotic. dollars and 10 years. “For 10 years we have not had new antibiotics higher than meronem, and soon we will have nothing to treat children with,” says Lyudmila Mazankova, professor, head of. Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, State Educational Institution DPO RMPAPO.

The problem is exacerbated by the fact that in childhood (especially early) and during pregnancy, the appointment of antibacterial agents has a number of limitations..

According to experts, it is necessary to pay attention to alternative methods of treating bacterial infections - preparations of bacteriophages - specific viruses, natural enemies of bacteria in nature.. Phages are especially relevant for the treatment of bacterial infections in children..

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