Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem threatening to reverse the progress made against infectious diseases. The rapid increase of AMR exposes Italian hospitals at increased risk of untreatable infections. Vaccinations can potentially limit AMR by reducing the number of infe...
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| description | Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem threatening to reverse the progress made against infectious diseases. The rapid increase of AMR exposes Italian hospitals at increased risk of untreatable infections. Vaccinations can potentially limit AMR by reducing the number of infected cases in need of antibiotics. We conducted a survey among Italian vaccine experts to record their opinion regarding the role of vaccinations against antibiotic resistance (ABR). Among 80 invited experts, 51 answered all questions. Most respondents were experts in hygiene and preventive medicine (56.9%) and aged >50 years (72.6%). ABR was a priority concern in the daily professional activity of 82.4% of respondents. Overall, 47.1% of respondents believed that all vaccinations included in the vaccination calendar played a role against ABR: 92.2% for pertussis vaccination followed by 88.2%, 74.5%, and 70.6% for meningococcus, measles, and varicella vaccinations, respectively. Almost all respondents agreed that the role of vaccinations against ABR should be clearly expressed in the national vaccination guidelines (96.1%) and Scientific Societies should take an explicit position on the issue (92.2%). These results show that Italian experts have recognized the vaccinations’ potential role in limiting ABR and guidelines from the appropriate scientific and governmental authorities are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cedeff0444594754966744bb612f274a2023-09-26T12:43:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2021-11-0117114283429010.1080/21645515.2021.19698531969853Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistanceFederico Marchetti0Rosa Prato1Pierluigi Viale2GSKUniversity of FoggiaUniversity of BolognaAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health problem threatening to reverse the progress made against infectious diseases. The rapid increase of AMR exposes Italian hospitals at increased risk of untreatable infections. Vaccinations can potentially limit AMR by reducing the number of infected cases in need of antibiotics. We conducted a survey among Italian vaccine experts to record their opinion regarding the role of vaccinations against antibiotic resistance (ABR). Among 80 invited experts, 51 answered all questions. Most respondents were experts in hygiene and preventive medicine (56.9%) and aged >50 years (72.6%). ABR was a priority concern in the daily professional activity of 82.4% of respondents. Overall, 47.1% of respondents believed that all vaccinations included in the vaccination calendar played a role against ABR: 92.2% for pertussis vaccination followed by 88.2%, 74.5%, and 70.6% for meningococcus, measles, and varicella vaccinations, respectively. Almost all respondents agreed that the role of vaccinations against ABR should be clearly expressed in the national vaccination guidelines (96.1%) and Scientific Societies should take an explicit position on the issue (92.2%). These results show that Italian experts have recognized the vaccinations’ potential role in limiting ABR and guidelines from the appropriate scientific and governmental authorities are needed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1969853antibiotic resistanceitalymeaslesmenacwymenbmeningococcalvaccinationvaccinesvaricellapertussis |
| spellingShingle | Federico Marchetti Rosa Prato Pierluigi Viale Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics antibiotic resistance italy measles menacwy menb meningococcal vaccination vaccines varicella pertussis |
| title | Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| title_full | Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| title_fullStr | Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| title_short | Survey among Italian experts on existing vaccines’ role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| title_sort | survey among italian experts on existing vaccines role in limiting antibiotic resistance |
| topic | antibiotic resistance italy measles menacwy menb meningococcal vaccination vaccines varicella pertussis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1969853 |
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