HMB202H1 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Cephalosporin, Salmonellosis, Aureus
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The rise of antibiotic resistant news article. Fda announces it will ban the use of cephalosporin antibiotics in animal agriculture yet recently they refused to restrict the use of two other antibiotics (using too many antibiotics poses a risk of creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria) 1900s saw a rise in life expectancy of 30 years as a result of the leading causes of death going from infectious disease to chronic diseases (a phenomenon known as epidemiologic transition ) By 1980s common pathogens like s. aureus were being more resistant to antibiotics. A specific strain called methicillin-resistant s. aureus has become known to cause serious disease and death. Well known pathogens like steptococcus pneumoniae and salmonella are becoming more resistant. When a doctor prescribes antibiotic, he must choose the antibiotic level that will kill right away (not too weak and not too little dose either otherwise they will become resistant and prolong disease)
