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I wonder about the unknown cost of antibiotics. Seems like there are a lot of health problems associated with destroying gut bacteria. As these costs become mor

I wonder about the unknown cost of antibiotics. Seems like there are a lot of health problems associated with destroying gut bacteria. As these costs become more clear over time I think the value of phages will increase.

Madmallard 8y ago
Theres a lot worse than that: bacteriocidal antibiotics tend to be cytotoxic with aminoglycosides causing hearing loss, fluoroquinolones causing heart problems tendon problems psychiatric problems and even more. Cdiff colitis is a deadly risk and also toxic epidermal necrolysis. These effects are noted to be happening more often than previously thought in clinical trials, in some cases because they can develop overtime rather than immediately.