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Intensive use of prophylactic antibiotics in aquaculture: A growing problem for human and animal health

Abstract:

The frequent use of antibiotics in aquaculture provides a selective pressure that creates reservoirs of drug-resistant bacteria and transferable resistance genes in fish pathogens and other microorganisms in the aquatic environment. The purpose of this research is to reflect on the intensive use of prophylactic antibiotics in aquaculture, as a growing problem for human and animal health. A qualitative, documentary and non-experimental systematic review was carried out by searching for articles in databases such as: Pubmed, Scielo, Imbiomed, ClinicalKey and Science Direct. The results show that the misuse of antibiotics as prophylactic agents in disease prevention is common and contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance.