> As a person who usually doesn't finish the full course of antibiotics if they're feeling healthy: Why does it matter? You can feel healthy before all of the

> As a person who usually doesn't finish the full course of antibiotics if they're feeling healthy: Why does it matter? You can feel healthy before all of the bugs are dead. The ones that remain are more resistant than the ones that died. By lettimg them survive, the baseline next time is "somewhat resistant". Each time, this happens, the survivors are more resistant. You're basically breeding resistant bugs. Either kill them all or leave them alone.