mechanisms to gain antibiotic resistance. One of these – a mutation – involves spontaneous changes within the amino acids of their DNA, which ultimately elicits a modification to a certain gene. The change within the DNA would prevent an antibiotic being used to hinder the bacteria, as it could would no longer recognize the specimen, due to a change in the structure of the target gene. A species of bacteria may also use a method of destruction to chemically degrade or deactivate an antibiotic if…
Antibiotic Resistance Don’t take any antibiotic medicine if you haven’t read this essay. When taking antibiotics, compliance and consistency are two important words to keep in mind. What problems occur if the doctor’s prescription isn’t fulfilled? Taking antibiotics in a flawed manner could lead to antibiotic resistance . It occurs when bacterias adapt ways: or change, in order to survive from an antibiotic drug (Antibiotic Resistance 2014). An example of this situation is how a strain of…
Antibiotic resistance is a global health risk. Resilience to antibiotics occurs through the process of bacteria shifting and becoming resistant to the drugs that are used to treat the infections they root. In Tackling antibiotic resistance, Berendonk and colleagues state that “the magnitude of ARB and ARGs increasing the expansion of resistance among bacteria is not fully understood, nor is the idea that ARGs that are obtained by clinically suitable bacteria and environmental bacteria derive…
Antibiotics Resistance Scare The misuse of antibiotic has led to the increase of antibiotics resistance in individuals. The public believes that medical professionals are to blame for the overuse of antibiotics but the agricultural sector should share some of the blame too. In the article by Jen Christensen “Pediatricians want farmers to use fewer antibiotics” (2015), her objective was to regulate the amount of antibiotics given to animals because of the after effect of consuming meat by humans…
Antibiotics (AB) are widely used medicines to treat both life-threatening and trivial infections. Their erroneous use increases the risk of bacterial drug resistance (1). Medications administered inappropriately not only leads to wastage of resources but also carries potential serious and life-threatening adverse effects for the users (2). Resistance to antimicrobial drugs by the microorganism is increasing due to improper use of antibiotics. Microbial resistance is one of the major issues of…
The antibiotic was discovered in 1930 and 1940, and antibiotic is a drug given to the patient that has an infection caused by microbes, such as bacteria, parasites and fungi. It was a transformative sign for human medical history and veterinary medicine, in particular, the antibiotics have saved millions of lives due to their effectiveness to controlling infection diseases. Regrettably, antibiotics have been used so widely and this has led to the rapid appearance of antibiotic resistance.…
1. Antibiotic resistance is a big problem and one that is getting worse. Use the CDC site or other sources to answer these questions about antibiotic resistance. Please site your sources. Answer each part in 2-3 sentences. (2 points) CDC site: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html a. Briefly describe practices that are contributing to antibiotic resistance. First, it must be understood that antibiotic resistance happens to some degree no matter what since bacteria are constantly…
Antibiotic resistance has been an ongoing problem in the medical world as strains of bacteria seem to overpower several types of antibiotics. Although new antibiotics are created by scientists, the issue of antibiotic bacterial resistance still persists. It is very important to recognize how bacteria best survives so that the combined efforts of people can decrease the spread of bacteria. By testing the DNA of bacteria in two different environments, we can test the amount of genes (if any)…
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of drugs (About Antimicrobial Resistance). It happens when the antibiotic loses its ability to control or kill bacterial growth in the human body. Even though resistance is a natural phenomenon that occurs like natural selection in bacteria, it should not be causing as much of a problem with humans as it has been increasingly through the years (General Background: About Antibiotic…). Antibiotic resistance can be naturally…
majority of the literature agrees that antibiotic resistance is a serious issue that results mainly due to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. This issue is causing a large financial impact on the health care system. A study conducted by Rajasekar, Guest, and Bodansky (2015), analyzed the medical records of 100 patients in order to ascertain whether or not these patients actually had illnesses that could be treated with antibiotics, or if the antibiotics were misused. The study discovered…