.. The Antibiotic Backfire Why this sudden reemergence of diseases that were once considered to be waning or almost eliminated? Ironically, the experts say that it’s the widespread misuse of drugs designed to eliminate them that is now responsible for the new super-strains. |
Critics complain of a "B-52 approach" among some doctors who blitz their patients with a battery of broad-based antibiotics, often when they are unsure exactly what is making them sick. Experts also suspect that the wide use of antibiotics in animal feed is contributing to resistance.[19]
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