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If you overuse it then when you really need it, it won't work. The reason is that your doctor should do a culture, like a throat swab, and run a sensitivity test to see if an antibiotic is needed and which one will affect the microbe. You want to hit the microbe with accuracy and not with a "shot-gun". When treating the microbe with the right drug, the persons' normal flora will not become resistant to that antibiotic. I get really upset if a culture and sensitivity isn't done because the antibiotic may be needed to knock a microbe out and now it will not work at all or have to be given higher doses.
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∙ 14y agoBecause it can cause an increase in the number of bacteria which are immune to that certain antibiotic.
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Why has there been a large increase of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria?
Overuse of traditional antibiotics has caused a selection of those bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic.
Is streptomycin a bad bacteria?
No streptomycin is an antibiotic
What kind of thing is penicillin?
Penicillin is an antibiotic .
What 3 natural events that can affect the depth of the water table?
we can overuse or a bad rainy day
What makes a starter go out on a 2008 dodge charger?
Age, overuse, bad voltage from the battery
Does the antibiotic cephalexin 500 mg pill smell bad?
Yep.
The antibiotic is not bad for pregnant?
It matters what type of antibiotic and for what. Your doctor knows which antibiotics you should have. They are limited in what they want you to take while being pregnant.
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is the result of?
It is due to a selection process. Bacteria, like us, have individual genes and the antibiotics will kill off those that are affected by it but not the ones that resistant. These resistant forms will be the ones that survive. We are actually selecting for one that are immune to the antibiotic.
What is the definition of cilche?
anything that has become a common thing due to overuse. ie: Theres no place like home.
What cat antibiotic is harmful to humans?
by scratchin and stuff like if its bad :o
How do you overuse forests?
you overuse forests by cutting them down and not replanting trees. You do not overuse if the rate of use=to the rate of replenishment.
Why does the medical profession think that the overuse of antibiotics is bad for society?
We don't think that - we know it. Two quick reasons. First, no medication is without side effects or risks. Everyone has the potential to be allergic to any medication he is given. Antibiotics, in particular, also have the potential side effect of a very dangerous form of diarrhea developing, called pseudomembranous colitis. This disease has seen a rapid rise in the past year, some cases causing people to have their entire colons removed, and even death. There are some very serious risks involved with antibiotics. Second, too liberal antibiotic use has led to the development of resistant strains. I'm sure you have read or seen stories on the television about MRSA, or methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureas. This is a bacteria that used to be exquisitely sensitive to a certain type of penicillin, called methicillin. Because of antibiotic overuse, many of these methicillin resistant strains are popping up, and they seem to be more virulent, meaning they are more likely to cause infection, and the infection they cause tends to be worse. Many many other bacteria have the same story because of overuse of antibiotics. As you see, with my two little examples, antibiotic overuse is very bad. Soon, there may be bacteria we cannot treat at all with antibiotics, unless new antibiotics are invented, which is a very time consuming and expensive task.
