Farm Animal Veterinarians' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the Republic of Serbia

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most prevalent global health issues in both veterinarian and human medicine. This complex problem requires a "One Health" approach with the cooperation of all healthcare sectors, as well as agriculture, finance, and consumers. We cond...

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Published in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2022-01, Vol.11 (1), p.64
Main Authors: Vidović, Jovana, Stojanović, Dragica, Cagnardi, Petra, Kladar, Nebojša, Horvat, Olga, Ćirković, Ivana, Bijelić, Katarina, Stojanac, Nenad, Kovačević, Zorana
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
antimicrobial therapy
Attitudes
Drug resistance
farm animals
Farms
Food chains
Global health
Health care
Knowledge
Mastitis
Public health
Sociodemographics
veterinarians
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary surgeons
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Summary:Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most prevalent global health issues in both veterinarian and human medicine. This complex problem requires a "One Health" approach with the cooperation of all healthcare sectors, as well as agriculture, finance, and consumers. We conducted a survey with the objective to assess the knowledge and attitudes of farm animal veterinarians toward AMR and antimicrobial use in the Republic of Serbia with a small focus on mastitis therapy. A total of 110 respondents completed the questionnaire, which represents a response rate of 27.3%. The majority of our respondents ( = 102, 92.7%) completely agreed that AMR currently represents severe concern in the health sector. Unfortunately, less than one-third ( = 34, 30.9%) of the respondents had only heard about antimicrobial stewardship. Participants showed a positive attitude toward prudent antimicrobial use and were open to solutions to the AMR crisis. We noticed a certain gap between farm veterinarians' desire to improve and perform better in daily practice, while at the same time feeling like they did not have enough guidance, help, and resources.
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics11010064