The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies

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dc.contributor.authorBaars, Erik W.
dc.contributor.authorBelt-van Zoen, Eefje
dc.contributor.authorBreitkreuz, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMartin, David
dc.contributor.authorMatthes, Harald
dc.contributor.authorvon Schoen-Angerer, Tido
dc.contributor.authorSoldner, Georg
dc.contributor.authorVagedes, Jan
dc.contributor.authorvan Wietmarschen, Herman
dc.contributor.authorPatijn, Olga
dc.contributor.authorWillcox, Merlin
dc.contributor.authorvon Flotow, Paschen
dc.contributor.authorTeut, Michael
dc.contributor.authorvon Ammon, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorThangavelu, Madan
dc.contributor.authorWolf, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorHummelsberger, Josef
dc.contributor.authorNicolai, Ton
dc.contributor.authorHartemann, Philippe
dc.contributor.authorSzőke, Henrik
dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, Michael
dc.contributor.authorvan der Werf, Esther T.
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Roman
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-23T18:56:27Z
dc.date.available2024-05-23T18:56:27Z
dc.date.digitized2023-11-20 18:45:53
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstract<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>Aim.</em> The aim of this narrative review was to explore the potential contributions of CAM to reduce antibiotic use.<em> Methods.</em> We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews with a specific, limited set of search terms and collected input from a group of expert CAM researchers to answer the question: What is known about the contribution of CAM health and health promotion concepts, infection prevention, and infection treatment strategies to reduce antibiotic use?<em> Results.</em> The worldview-related CAM health concepts enable health promotion oriented infection prevention and treatment aimed at strengthening or supporting the self-regulating ability of the human organism to cope with diseases. There is some evidence that the CAM concepts of health (promotion) are in agreement with current conceptualization of health and that doctors who practice both CAM and conventional medicine prescribe less antibiotics, although selection bias of the presented studies cannot be ruled out. There is some evidence that prevention and some treatment strategies are effective and safe. Many CAM treatment strategies are promising but overall lack high quality evidence.<em> Conclusions.</em> CAM prevention and treatment strategies may contribute to reducing antibiotic use, but more rigorous research is necessary to provide high quality evidence of (cost-)effectiveness.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Citation:</strong> Baars, E. W., Zoen, E. B., Breitkreuz, T., Martin, D., Matthes, H., Schoen-Angerer, T. von, Soldner, G., Vagedes, J., Wietmarschen, H. van, Patijn, O., Willcox, M., Flotow, P. von, Teut, M., Ammon, K. von, Thangavelu, M., Wolf, U., Hummelsberger, J., Nicolai, T., Hartemann, P., … Huber, R. (2019). The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies. <em>Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine</em>, <em>2019</em>, e5365608. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5365608" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5365608</a></p>
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dc.identifier.citationBaars, E. W., Zoen, E. B., Breitkreuz, T., Martin, D., Matthes, H., Schoen-Angerer, T. von, Soldner, G., Vagedes, J., Wietmarschen, H. van, Patijn, O., Willcox, M., Flotow, P. von, Teut, M., Ammon, K. von, Thangavelu, M., Wolf, U., Hummelsberger, J., Nicolai, T., Hartemann, P., Szyke, H., McIntyre, M., van der Werf, E. T., Huber, R. (2019). The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019, e5365608. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5365608
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5365608
dc.identifier.externalUrl/library/2023/11/20/the-contribution-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-to-reduce-antibiotic-use
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/514
dc.subject.otherantibiotic use
dc.subject.otherCAM Complementary and alternative medicine
dc.titleThe Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleEvidence-Based Comp Alt Med - eCAM
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