6.6 Use of Antibiotics

Antibiotic Resistance 101

Antibiotics should not be given to animals for non therapeutic use. Why give animals antibiotics when it is not needed? There is no reason why 23,000 people died due to AR infections ( Food and Water Watch, 2018). This could have been easily avoided. 

Nearby Livestock May Raise 'Superbug' Risk

It is unfortunate that a hard to treat staph bacteria like MRSA is becoming resistant to bacteria. Professor Ellen Silbergeld is right, "Future work should investigate the relationship between intensive livestock operations in the U.S. and exposures to drug-resistant microbes including MRSA" (Medicine.net, 2017). This can become an epidemic that will be hard to control. 


Scientists Discover That Antimicrobial Wipes and Soaps May Be Making You (and Society) Sick

I actually remember hearing about antimicrobial wipes and soaps not being any better than regular soap. At one point I stopped using hand sanitizer because of this discovery. I would just go to the bathroom and wash my hands with soap. I initially started using it again because there were times when I did not have soap on hand. It made me feel a little better but not as clean compared to using soap and water. 

Antimicrobials in Hospital Furnishings: Do They Help Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections?

I think that having antimicrobial furnishings can be risky. It seems like it will bring the same problem as being resistant to antibiotics. If these furnishings are placed in health care facilities then people may become resistant to it. I am also wondering how this can affect the environment as far as exposure. Is it safe for the environment? There should definitely more research done to determine the long term effects of this. 


References:

Dunn, R. and Dunn, R. (2018). Scientists Discover That Antimicrobial Wipes and Soaps May Be Making You (and Society) Sick. [online] Scientific American Blog Network. Available at: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/scientists-discover-that-antimicrobial-wipes-and-soaps-may-be-making-you-and-society-sick/.

Food & Water Watch. (2018). Antibiotic Resistance 101. Available at: 
https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/insight/antibiotic-resistance-101. 

MedicineNet. (2017). Nearby Livestock May Raise 'Superbug' Risk - MedicineNet. [online] Available at: https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=163935

Noharm-uscanda.org (2016). Antimicrobials in Hospital Furnishings: Do They Help Reduce Health-Care Associated Infections? Available at: https//noharm-uscanada.org/sites/default/files/documents-files/3854/Antimicrobials%20Report%202016_1.pdf. 

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 5, 2018 at 5:04 PM

    I believe the antibiotics used for animals are used to prevent disease since they live in such high quarters. It's unfortunate that the animals are treated like that, but also that it is jeopardizing human health by using antibiotics and creating resistance.

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  2. ALI AL AQEELIMarch 17, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    Antibiotics are good to treat a disease but for prevention it will have adverse effect because the viruses and bacteria will more resistant and tolerance for the antibiotic and by time the antibiotic will not be effective for treatment

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