Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good, too, said Dr. Martin Blaser, author of the book "Missing Microbes" and director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University. Drug-resistant bacteria are already in all of us; beneficial bacteria help keep them controlled. When an antibiotic wipes out beneficial bacteria, the resistant bugs can flourish, making present and future infections harder to treat
The PASTEUR Act could usher in significant investments to help mitigate the negative impacts of an antibiotic resistance. One Utah expert says antibiotic stewardship is key.
The PASTEUR Act would help tackle a terrifying public health threats the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Forget COVID-19, monkeypox and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and