2 days agoUsing two types of antibiotics stimulates bacteria ' resistance
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The combinations of antibiotics, used more and more frequently in clinical practice to increase the chances of patient recovery, can accelerate the development of bacterial resistance and therefore present a potentially dangerous public health practice, according to researcher Natalie Balaban of the University of Jerusalem. This study is the first to show [...]
This study is the first to show that providing two antibiotics in combination for the same patient can promote the development of bacterial resistance.
In clinical practice, it is not unusual for a doctor to describe 2 different antibiotics simultaneously or in a few days after each other. The idea that directs this therapeutic choice is that if an antibiotic doesn't work, the other will certainly work, so the chances of winning the infection increase.
Experts have found that if the patient is tolerant of the first drug taken, he will more likely not be tolerant of the drug taken immediately after him and that true resistance will develop.
