Tag: antibiotic resistance

What is antibiotic resistance and why is it a threat to public health?

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date September 5, 2020

In a previous post, we talked about antibiotics and how they have helped us fight off bacterial infections since their discovery in 1928. To this day, they are used for the prevention and treatment of mild to severe infections some of whom were once dangerous or even deadly. Even though they are life-saving substances, they […]

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Microbiology

Antibiotics

Post author By Konstantina Louka
Post date September 2, 2020

Bacteria often have bad fame since they are mostly known for the diseases they cause to the human population. However, not all bacteria are bad. A large number of bacteria live inside our bodies or on the surface of our skin, without us being aware of them. This is because they are necessary for our […]