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What are causes of antibiotic resistance?
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Exposure: Bacteria that is recurrently exposed to same antibiotic tend to become resistant.
Answered 8/18/2012
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UnNeccessary&Excessi: Cause of Antibiotic Resistance is UnNeccessary and too much use and over use of Antibiotics. It is one of the world's most pressing Public Health Problem
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