Antibiotic Resistance
“One sometimes finds what one is not looking for” –Sir Alexander Fleming
The discovery of antibiotics has revolutionized medical practice. Those conditions which once took the life of a patient are now easily cured by penicillin. Over the years, indiscriminate use of antibiotics have spawned a new type of condition: The antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Whenever Mrs. Smith feels like she is under the weather, she calls the doctor’s office wanting a prescription for antibiotics. She says that she cannot afford to get sick and miss work.
In your initial post, include the following:
1. Based on the Reading, what is your opinion of this?
2. Read the frequently asked questions about antibiotic resistance here:
About Antibiotic Use and Resistance: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from
3. Summarize the information you found regarding the FAQs and how it might relate to patients such as Mrs. Smith.
4. Choose an antibiotic you have taken in the past (or from someone you know that has taken) and discuss the proper use, mode of action, side effects, and patient education for it.
