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Drug Decelerates Bacterial Race to Antibiotic Resistance (www.bcm.edu)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

doctors over prescribing antibiotics sponsored by big pharma are the culprit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's part of the equation for sure, but it's really just one of many evolutionary pressures a microbe experiences. Staph's are all resistant to Penicillin as they competed with fungi for resources well before Penicillin was discovered. Yet, curbing the antibiotic free for all would buy researchers more time to figure out solutions.