How does antibiotic resistance work and why do incorrect/inconsistent dosages lead to it?
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Quite simply, antibiotics set up conditions that specifically select for resistant pathogens. Whichever bacteria survive a course of antibiotic have the opportunity propagate this resistance through reprodiction.
The last remaining defense against this is your own immune system’s capacity to clean up whatever the antibiotics leave behind. If resistant bacteria prevail anyways and no other effective antibiotic exists, then you’re screwed.
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