About Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Since their discovery in the 1920s, antibiotics have transformed our ability to treat infections. As antibiotic resistance increases, these lifesaving drugs do not work as well as they once did, and successfully treating common infections becomes more difficult.
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What Everyone Should Know
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem across the world and the main causes of this problem are overuse and misuse of antibiotics... -
What You Can Do
Here are some tips on how you can do what’s best for you and your family to combat antibiotic resistance... -
Antibiotic Resistance Questions and Answers
Answers to common questions about antibiotics, bacteria, and antibiotic resistance... -
Fast Facts
Brief facts about antibiotic resistance that you may find interesting... -
Antibiotics Quiz
Test your knowledge in our quiz about antibiotic resistance... -
Glossary
A list of common and important terms used throughout this website...
- Page last reviewed: April 17, 2015
- Page last updated: April 17, 2015
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