The Southwest Nebraska News is reminding readers that despite a widespread flu epidemic, antibiotics shouldn't be used.
Often cited as an example of a bacteria which is antibiotic resistance is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (staph). MRSA or staph is found just about everywhere in the environment and a something as simple as a small cut in the skin can lead to a very serious medical condition.
"It's important to use antibiotics sparingly so that bacteria don't develop immunity and negate treatment of illnesses like those caused by MRSA, Dr. Schaefer said."
"'Antibiotics do not treat flu, colds or other viral illnesses, and they don't make patients with viral infections feel better, recover faster, or protect others from getting sick,' said Dr. Joann Schaefer, Chief Medical Officer of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System."Because of their over- and misuse, antibiotics are now becoming less effective in treating infectious diseases. Bacteria have developed immunity to the antibiotics prescribed and the rise in antiobotic-resistent bacteria is very alarming to many in the medical field.
Often cited as an example of a bacteria which is antibiotic resistance is MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (staph). MRSA or staph is found just about everywhere in the environment and a something as simple as a small cut in the skin can lead to a very serious medical condition.
"It's important to use antibiotics sparingly so that bacteria don't develop immunity and negate treatment of illnesses like those caused by MRSA, Dr. Schaefer said."
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