Many people stop taking antibiotics when their symptoms disappear, which opens the door for even more resistant bacterial infections. Dr. Robins also warns that antibiotics often enter the environment indirectly. Antibiotics are given to cattle to promote growth before slaughter. Those same antibiotics can enter our water system through run off from pastures and feed lots. The Knoxville area is particularly resistant to the streptococcus bacteria, while ear infections continue to plague children across the state.
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