They are also an essential tool for modern medicine and common procedures such as transplants, chemotherapy for cancer and even orthopaedic surgery could not be performed without the availability of potent antibiotics.
Antibiootikumid on nüüdisaegse meditsiini oluline töövahend – tavalisi protseduure nagu siirdamist, vähi keemiaravi ja isegi ortopeedilisi operatsioone ei saaks teha tõhusate antibiootikumideta.