Bacteria are clever little critters. When assaulted too often by one antibiotic, survival of the fittest occurs. A few manage to withstand treatment and multiply, and when this process is repeated enough times with new drugs, bacteria eventually turn into drug-resistant superbugs. According to three new studies, these include pneumonia, meningitis, food poisoning and infections of the ear and the bloodstream. To avert a health crisis, patients and doctors need to act with restraint.
Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs.
Use them sparingly.