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A 38-year-old member asked:
What can you do to prevent antibiotic resistance?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Only when Needed: One strategy is to not take antibiotics unecessarily. Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics, only bacterial ones. Using antibiotics when not needed increases the frequency of nature's defense response...Which is resistance.
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Dr. Peter Karsantanswered
Dentistry 41 years experience
Resistance: Take them only when needed and be sure to finish all of the pills.
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Last updated Dec 6, 2014
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