Category: Antibiotic

Antibiotics: The Biggest Medical Discovery of the Twentieth Century The twentieth century was an era of discoveries in many scientific and technical fields that turned the world upside down. For a hundred years, scientific and technological progress has reached such heights that people who lived at the beginning of the century could not even imagine.…

How Would the One Health Concept & Antibiotic Stewardship Work in a Non-Hospital Setting Antibiotic stewardship and the One Health concept are crucial in addressing the global issue of antibiotic resistance. In non-hospital practice settings, including primary care clinics and community pharmacies, implementing these approaches requires a coordinated effort between healthcare providers, veterinarians, and public…

Antibiotics Use in Factory Farms Factory farms have long been searching for various methods to optimize the production process as the competition continues to be severe. Only a few thousand large factory farms can enjoy all the benefits of economies of scale. The current approach to food production has serious drawbacks and leads to unexpected…

Probiotics Use by a Patient on Antibiotics Within the digestive system, there are about 100 trillion bacteria, both good and harmful, which are referred to as the gut microbiota (Harvard Health Publishing). Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a type of harmful bacteria that can cause anything from diarrhea to life-threatening colon inflammation. Jane became among…

How Factory Farms Play Chicken With Antibiotics: A Response The debate around the issue of antibiotics and the side effects that they entail, particularly, in regard to the response that viruses develop toward antibiotics, evolving and becoming more difficult to manage. In his 2016 article, How Factory Farms Play Chicken with Antibiotics, Philpott explains that…

Antibiotics: Resistant Microbes Once antibiotics start being used, resistant microbes appear. This marks the start of the journey to the end of the antibiotics usefulness. This resistance cannot be prevented and scientists have tried to research on its causes. The resistance occurs in both harmful and harmless bacteria. Most bacteria are found in the environment…

Pharmacology and Influence of Antibiotics Abstract This paper is a valuable summary of the critical foundations of pharmacology theory. Throughout the essay, both the fundamental conceptual concepts of science and the science-based properties of drugs are described. In particular, the paper discussed the beneficial properties of probiotics, onion, and elderberry extracts. Natural Medicine Paper The…

Health Education Program on Antibiotic Resistance Table of Contents Introduction Antibiotic Resistance Health Education Program Conclusion References Introduction Antibiotics have been used for the past seven decades to treat patients suffering from various bacterial infections. The antibiotics have been used for long and hence the bacterial organisms they are supposed to kill have been adapting…

Antibiotics: Working Mechanism of Fluoroquinolone Table of Contents Introduction Selective Toxicity Bacteria Resistance Measures to Limit Bacterial Infections Conclusion References Introduction Fluoroquinolone is prescribed for the treatment of bacterial infections: the medicine binds the beta-lactam ring to DD-transpeptidase, preventing bacteria from constructing a new cell wall (Collignon & McEwen, 2019). Bacterial death is caused by…

The Use of Antibiotics in the Treatment A 41-year-old female presents to the doctors office you work at complaining of a sore throat and headache. Upon examination, she is diagnosed with a virus that is currently prevalent in the area she works. She is told to rest and drink liquids until the virus has run…