HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS DUE TO THE USAGE OF ANTIMICROBIALS ANDANTIPARASITICS - STRATEGIES OF AVOIDANCE AND WAYS OUT

At the beginning, the field of controversy is described, in which the usage of antimicrobials and antiparasitics are discussed, and the area s of their every day application are analysed. Based on the evaluation of the individual kinds of application of antimicrobial substances, c onclusions for their usage are drawn, with their total avoidance not b eing the ultimate goal, but the scientificly founded use of these valu able substances according the the principle: 1. tailored to the correc t diagnosis and 2. as little as possible, but always the amount that i s needed.