Resumo
Objetivo: Evidenciar de forma clara e objetiva os impactos da automedicação com antibióticos na microbiota do trato gastrointestinal. Métodos: Este artigo utilizou estudos randomizados, abertos e multicêntricos com exposição de indivíduos a antibióticos e grupo placebo com análises fecais, estudos transversais e de triagem com análise do microbioma intestinal, por metagenômica shotgun, de indivíduos que fizeram terapia antimicrobiana e estudo seccional, epidemiológico e quantitativo com entrevistas e aplicação de questionários sobre a automedicação e o uso e conhecimento de antibióticos em uma determinada população. Resultados: Foi observado alterações na microbiota intestinal e em tratamentos contra infecções, disbiose, impactos na resposta imune e inflamatória do corpo, aumento da resistência de bactérias e modificações na estrutura do microbioma. Considerações finais: Conclui-se que a automedicação com antibióticos é predominante na população observada e estudada. Além disso, as consequências desse fenômeno refletem a falta de entendimento sobre a auto-administração de antimicrobianos e seus efeitos metabólicos.
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