M6:6 Use of Antibiotics

1.    Antibiotic resistance 101: How antibiotic misuse on factory farms can make you sick

·     It makes me uncomfortable to know that AR bacteria can spread from farm animals to humans through food and animal to human transfer on farms and in rural areas through contaminated waste entering the environment

·     It is no surprise to me that the most common affected populations are the under developed, pregnant women, children, elderly, and people with health conditions

·      I was surprised that AR bacteria has the potential to affect anyone

2.    Nearby livestock may raise “superbug” risk

·     MRSA, great!, another thing to be worried about

·     It was unsettling to know that MRSA is found in community dwelling individuals with no know contact with livestock

·     MRSA is hard to treat and has become resistant to common antibiotics, wonderful! 

§ I’m living in a bubble

3.    Scientists discover that antimicrobial wipes and soaps may be making you (and society) sick

·     What isn’t making us sick now a days???

·     So what are we supposed to use to kill germs, we learned last week that bleach is the devil

4.    A report about the new practice of incorporating antimicrobials into the manufacture of hospital furnishings

·     It is unfortunate that data on the safety and efficacy of this growing practice are scarce, and potential unintended consequences have not been fully explored

·     Are they saying that healthcare associated infections are caused by the furniture, or possibly, because that would make some sense