For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver. […]
By analyzing data that spanned almost 20 years, they found that the use of antibiotics was linked to increased resistance in some instances, depending on the type of antibiotic. One class of antibiotics, non-penicillin beta-lactams, was used three to five times more on average per person in the UK compared to Norway. This has led to a higher incidence of infections by a certain multi-drug resistant E. coli strain.
However, the UK also uses the antibiotic trimethoprim more often, but analysis did not uncover higher levels of resistance in the UK when comparing the common E. coli strains found in both countries.
The study found that the survival of MDR bacteria depended on what strains of E. coli were in the surrounding environment. Due to this and other selective pressures in an area, researchers concluded that it is not possible to assume that the widespread use of one type of antibiotic will have the same effect on antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread in different countries.
Hmmm …
Good to see some serious study into this issue. Recieved common knowledge is clearly not adequate.
Quit imbibing their “cures.” Renew your faith in your miraculous immune system, which has been honed over the eras to deal with all that you are imbedded with in this swirl of life.
You should try a staph infection in your blood stream (endocarditis fwiw). For 4 months my immune system was given free rein to heal itself why my family doctor and I tried to figure it out. It wasn’t until I said something that made my Dr listen for something very specific that we realized it was a big problem, big enough that I waited 10 minutes in the ER when I walked in. 3 weeks later I needed to have a heart valve replaced because the little buggers ate it for lunch.
Antibiotics are not the panacea people seemed to think they were, not are a massive proportion of the treatment in search of a condition that big pharma seems to produce weekly. But to suggest that things were better when all we had was our immune system to protect us is not only historically ignorant, it’s inhumane and stupid
((((Rates of antibiotic resistance in E. coli vary globally. For example, the rate of resistance to a different antibiotic, one commonly used to treat urinary tract infections caused by E. coli, ranged from 8.4% to 92.9% depending on the country.)))
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That’s fascinating. It’s, also, a good argument against “diversity emigration.”
It pisses me off to be accused of ruining antibiotics through use when most of the world can buy them without prescription take them for a day until they feel better and quit them. Back in the day the animal feed company I worked for bought 50 bags and mixed it in animal feed. And its all my fault because I want antibiotics to cure occasional bronchitis. I always try to keep 100 bucks of imported antibiotics for me and Rover. A few dollars of antibiotics has saved a few hundred in vet bills.
Different strains of e. Coli will interact with different antibiotics differently. Who knew.
Using different antibiotics on different strains in genetically different humans will produce different results. Who knew.
Using one antibiotic on different strains will produce different results. Who knew.
I wouldn’t be surprised in 50 years to find out penicillin is effective again.
yep.
consensus seems trusting ‘experts’ (or as l call them now a derogatory ex-spurts)
is bad medicine.
my immune system for whatever reason has kept cancer at bay, dealt with the usual ‘kids illnesses’ and let some wonking huge cystic acne on my back (and a touch on my left chin and jaw and neck area) but nowhere else. (lve got two scars overlapping the size of my thumb)
beyond that, never felt the dreadful throes of influenza.
etc.
l regret getting jabbed but it was required among all those ex-spurts and mandaters in order to access the local university exercise room. but then THAT was then taken away despite pleas that workouts boost said immune system.
l gave up on the warped twilight zone of academia then. oddly enough autumn 2019 had a premonition sumptin was ‘goin’ down’. l suspected ‘cultural appropriation’ but it was vastly worse than that.
was was gone by the end of the school year of 2021-2 and l shyt on them all.
Not an antibiotic but just finishing a round of ivermectin to put down a 2nd bout of covid (unvaxxed and glad of it).
Had to research dosage and the FLCCC website came in pretty handy. Was a bit reluctant self-prescribing so I checked with my pharmacist and even got a tentative thumbs-up from my MD.
Saw improvement in a day or two and now I’m pretty much back to snuff in about 5 days.
Most people I tell haven’t even heard of ivermectin. But they’ve all had the jab. Go figure. I guess “settled science” says “don’t use ivermectin for covid when there’s an experimental, untested ‘vaccine’ available to change your DNA”
“… that won’t prevent you from getting the virus, from curing you or preventing you from transmitting it to others. But it could harm or kill you, so there’s that”.
I wonder why I get colds and other people now get “covid”.