Common Treatments Can Lead To Antibiotic Resistance

Overexposure to antibiotics has long been a concern in the medical community most specifically the development of antibiotic resistant infections as a result of repeated use. According to a study released this week in the Archives of Ophthalmology, ophthalmologic antibiotics promote antimicrobial resistance too, prompting a call from Vanderbilt Eye Institute physicians to be more judicial in the administration of certain classes of antibiotics. "The use of topical antibiotics is promoting antimicrobial resistance, prompting an emergence of resistant strains," said Stephen Kim, M.D...

dr oz