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Bacteria that survive when antibiotics are used against them
Through mutations during reproduction
They reproduce very quickly and in large numbers
Natural selection - antibiotics kill non-resistant, resistant survive
Bacteria resistant to more than one antibiotic
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Skin infections, chest infections, food poisoning
Patients have open wounds/weak immunity; standard antibiotics fail
No effective treatments may be available for new strains
For viral infections or minor bacterial infections
Antibiotics only work against bacteria, not viruses
To kill all bacteria, leaving none to develop resistance
Using antibiotics to prevent infections and increase growth
Expensive, takes very long time, may not keep up with resistance
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