Staph infections that become resistant to multiple antibiotics don't happen because the bacteria themselves adapt to the drugs, but because of a kind of genetic parasite they carry called a plasmid that helps its host survive the antibiotics.
Not exact matches
At least half of new mothers who develop mastitis don't need
antibiotics.1 There also is reason to be cautious about
multiple rounds of
antibiotics.
The researchers have now discovered that it acts chemically in very different ways on
multiple bacterial targets — possibly the only
antibiotic in the world to
do so.
After two surgeries,
multiple bandage changes, laser therapy, and lots of
antibiotics, she is healed up and
doing great!
Blood cultures may require
multiple attempts and best to take when the
do has a fever and prior to
antibiotics.
Treatment e etc. (I say in theory because in practice treatment often requires
multiple follow up visits, treatment extends life span which results in more end of life care requirements, and and «treating» diseases many of which are incurable by having everyone sit in the dr.'s office waiting for an
antibiotic prescription that will
do no good for their virus just provides a convenient way for the virus to spread, but I digress).