What are antibiotics?
AntibioticsAntibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth. This makes them an important medical weapon in the fight…
Antibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria or inhibit their growth. This makes them an important medical weapon in the fight…
Antibiotics are prescription-only drugs that prevent the growth of bacteria or kill them. Antibiotics only work against bacteria. They are…
Antibiotic resistance means that bacteria are unaffected by antibiotics. Bacteria have the ability to adapt quickly to their environment…
Development of resistance is a natural phenomenon that has existed since time immemorial. Resistance can result from changes in the…
Antibiotics are an important pillar of modern medicine. If they lose their effectiveness, there are far-reaching consequences…
Numerous bacteria can be transmitted between humans, animals and the environment, including resistant microbes. This means that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are…
Antibiotics are used to treat both people and animals. This makes a comprehensive approach essential…
The effectiveness of antibiotics can only be maintained if the human, animal, agricultural and environmental sectors all work together to…
What are antibiotics?
How do they work?
Why do bacteria get used to them?
Why do antibiotics lose their effectiveness?
Why is that a problem? What can we do about it?
Here we provide answers and give hints on using antibiotics correctly. As our slogan says – use wisely, take precisely.
Antibiotic resistance affects everyone. Here we have put together a collection of further documents and links on the subject.
The correct use of antibiotics is important for the environment, because antibiotics also leave their mark on nature. Resistant bacteria that cause disease can put humans and animals at risk via the environment and agriculture.
Sick animals are also entitled to treatment with antibiotics. But these should be used carefully and only where necessary. Your veterinary practitioner knows all about this.
Bacteria are able to adapt in such a way that antibiotics are no longer effective. So it is not people who become resistant, but bacteria.
Resistant bacteria can prolong or even prevent treatment. It is important for us all to be better informed about the correct use of antibiotics.
This website is part of a national awareness-raising campaign to tackle antibiotic resistance. We can only use antibiotics properly if we are all well informed, so that they benefit us and save lives instead of endangering humans, animals and the environment. Our animal friends and human protagonists provide useful information and need your help. Feel free to share what you have learnt on this website. The more, the better – use wisely, take precisely!