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Not sure why you're getting downvoted actually. Yes, this treatment can probably help some people, but it's probably also true that deploying this en masse wou
by smallnamespace 9y ago
Not sure why you're getting downvoted actually.
Yes, this treatment can probably help some people, but it's probably also true that deploying this en masse would not be a great idea from a long-term ecological perspective.
Low-dose antibiotics are already widely used today in farm animals because it lets them gain weight more quickly ( = more profit for the farmer). And now the bacteria have spread out of farms and into the ER rooms and are killing people. Another form of socialized externalities.
- throwaway5752 9y agoI found a few NIH papers after posting, and it appears the available data shows it doesn't result in drug resistance at these dosages. There are a few studies that tracked resistance among patient populations for several years and saw fewer changes than periodic high doses. I don't know.
- eloff 9y agoThis is my understanding as well.