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Antibiotic-Resistant Fungi Are a Growing Health Threat
- masonic 7y agoThe title and premise are just plain wrong. Antibiotics only work against bacteria. There are antifungals for use against fungi, as referred to later in the article.
- vo2maxer 7y agoI agree that the title may be misleading but the underlying premise is not. Resistant mycotic infections are associated with increased antibacterial resistance. The CDC discusses the concern [1] as linked by the author of the article, however, the distinction between antibiotics and antimycotics should have been made clearer and not used interchangeably. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/biggest-threats.html https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/biggest-threats.html
- vo2maxer 7y agoBy the way, looking at the etymology of antibiotic, this could be of interest: https://www.npr.org/2011/02/11/133686020/Science-Diction-The-Origin-Of-Antibiotic https://www.npr.org/2011/02/11/133686020/Science-Diction-The...