how finishing a course of anti biotics kills all the bacteria?

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How does finishing the prescription ensure that all the bacteria is killed and that there are no surviving or remaining bacteria? Have always been told that finishing the prescription does this but never how

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The course is purposefully longer than it needs to be to ensure it’s completely effective, a lot of people will stop when they start to feel better which can cause the infection to flare back up. By finishing the course you make sure you’ve completely eradicated the infection.

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