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antibiotics Substances produced by living organisms which inhibit the growth of other organisms. The first antibiotic to be discovered was
penicillin, which is produced by the
mould Penicillium notatum and inhibits the growth of sensitive bacteria. Many antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections in human beings and animals; different compounds affect different bacteria. Small amounts of antibiotics may be added to animal feed (a few grams/tonne), resulting in improved growth, possibly by controlling mild infections or changing the population of intestinal bacteria and so altering the digestion and absorption of food, but their use as growth promoters is banned in the EU.
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Antibiotic Abuse in Animal Agriculture: Exacerbating Drug Resistance in Human Pathogens
Magazine article from: Human and Ecological Risk Assessment; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...to develop antibiotic-resistance...neutralize antibiotics wind up protecting...Use of antibiotics in animal...selecting for antibiotic-resistant...routine use of antibiotics in animal...MORTALITY FROM ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT...
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Antibiotic bans questioned.(News)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 3/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...not been given antibiotics. The researchers examined levels of antibiotic resistance in normal...laboratory birds had antibiotic resistance levels...farms that used antibiotics. Even when the...group not given antibiotics. Strikingly...a common human antibiotic that is rarely...
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Antibiotics and respiratory infection.(reducing the amount of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections)
Newspaper article from: Physician's Therapeutics & Drug Alert; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...reason to get an antibiotic because of another...respiratory infection. Antibiotics were used less...correlate with antibiotic prescriptions...they prescribe antibiotics. This article...decision to prescribe antibiotics is up for debate...know more about antibiotic prescribing than...
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Antibiotic use in animals leaves people vulnerable to "superbugs".
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...crisis caused by antibiotic-resistant...Overuse of antibiotics has resulted...judicious use of antibiotics in both humans and animals, antibiotic-resistant...Prudent Use of Antibiotics and author of The Antibiotic Paradox (Perseus...
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ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT FOR FLU OR OTHER VIRAL ILLNESS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...Center. "But antibiotic resistance...effectiveness of antibiotics and may affect...inappropriate use of antibiotics is fueling...responsive to antibiotic treatment...appropriate antibiotic use and taking antibiotics only when they...
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Antibiotics and Respiratory Infection.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Physician's Therapeutics & Drug Alert; 10/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...reason to get an antibiotic because of another...respiratory infection. Antibiotics were used less...correlate with antibiotic prescriptions...they prescribe antibiotics. This article...decision to prescribe antibiotics is up for debate...know more about antibiotic prescribing than...
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Antibiotics sold without prescription add to growing resistance problem.
Newspaper article from: World Disease Weekly; 10/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...growing problem of antibiotic resistance, according...Researchers found that antibiotics were available...get a handle on antibiotic use, and resistance...we do need the antibiotics, they may not...medical meeting on antibiotic resistance, Larson...shocked to learn that antibiotics ...
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Antibiotic precision pays off for hospital. (Utah facility improves effectiveness, saves money)
Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare; 6/17/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...data with antibiotic information...pinpoint which antibiotics to use in...total use of antibiotics, measured...23%. And antibiotic costs per...on use of antibiotics: * For surgical...treatments. * For antibiotic therapy based...
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Antibiotics: the dark side of wonder drugs.
Magazine article from: Natural Life; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...superbugs". There are antibiotic resistant variants...ever more powerful antibiotics faster than bugs...usually an antibiotic. However, in...infections are given antibiotics, compared with...acknowledged that antibiotic overuse is accelerating...therapeutic usage of antibiotics". ...
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Antibiotics crackdown in war on superbugs
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 7/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...certain types of antibiotic. Professor Dilip...the SAPG, said antibiotics "are being given...whether patients need antibiotics and what the risks of antibiotics are." Doctors...keep duration of antibiotic courses to a minimum...
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Antibiotics
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...The chemical synthesis of antibiotics is now very sophisticated. The antibiotic can be tailored to affect...Resistance to a specific antibiotic or a class of antibiotics can develop when an antibiotic is overused or misused. If...
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Antibiotics, Topical
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...kinds of topical antibiotics kill different kinds of bacteria. Many antibiotic first-aid products...combinations of antibiotics to make them effective...regular topical antibiotics in the eyes. Special antibiotic products are available...
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Antibiotic Resistance, Tests for
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Antibiotic resistance...adapt to the antibiotics used to kill...response to antibiotics are essential...testing for antibiotic resistance...of different antibiotics. As growth...bacteria occurs, antibiotic diffuses out...
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Antibiotic
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Antibiotic Antibiotics are chemical substances...over 10,000 antibiotic substances have...reported. Currently, antibiotics represent a multibillion...these cultures used antibiotics, the general principles of antibiotic action were not...
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Antibiotic-Associated Colitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Although all antibiotics can cause this...occur during antibiotic treatment or...and symptoms Antibiotic-associated...treatment with antibiotics. When most...patient received antibiotics, antibiotic-associated...
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