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Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics.

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Have a little read: ... Brad Godette Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics November 15, 2002 In our world of "quick fixes", the rash use of antibiotics by doctors and their patients has resulted in a widespread problem of bacterial resistance to these drugs. Since penicillin was discovered, over 1,000 antibiotics have been invented (Novitt-Moreno 6). The extended over-use and mistreatment of these drugs has led to rampant resistance. Speaking from a strictly evolutionary point of view, the bacteria were forced both to evolve and adapt to this new situation or become extinct. Evolution is winning the battle against technology with the advent of "superbugs" which have become resistant to numerous antibiotics. As outlined by Blazquez et al, antibiotics are selectors and promoters of antibiotic resistance in microorganisms (345). This property creates a vicious cycle that can only be solved by a radical change in our research and development process of developing new antibiotics. Probably the most well know

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