ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance

Introduction

Antibiotic resistance is a drug confrontation in which microorganisms or bacteria's are capable to endure the introduction to an anti-biotic. A bacterium, carrying several resistance genes, is described as multi-resistant or a super bacterium or superbug.

Causes

The dominant source of anti-biotic resistance is hereditary transformation in microorganisms. It occurs as a result of antibiotics which are being used either in medicine or veterinary medicine. The duration of the exposure determines the risk of development resistance irrespective of the severity and need of anti-biotic. In a number, of countries antibiotics are vended without a recommendation which leads to the conception ...