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Originally Posted by joglynne
Unfortunately overuse of antibiotics has also had serious consequences. Unlike a lot of other drugs there have been very few new antibiotics created and as bacteria strains become resistant to the existing drugs available there are less and less ways of combating what we have come to feel are treatable illnesses.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...lth-infections
If the condition being treated has not cleared up then it is up to us to revisit the prescribing professional and have a further course of treatment considered as has presumably been the case for dilli. |
problem is if there is a gap allowing the bacteria to come back then the 2nd course likely wont be effective as then its resistant to the drug.
under dosing does actually increase resistance in the wild.
What you speak of is people been given anti biotics when its not needed in the first place or if there is better treatment available, but if anti biotics is given it really should have enough given to make sure it does its job.