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	The Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
		The increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance is an outcome of evolution.
		Though bacterial antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon, societal factors also contribute to the problem.
		Antibiotic resistance is inevitable, say scientists, but there are measures we can take to slow it.
	www.fda.gov /fdac/features/795_antibio.html (2762 words)

	Evolution of antibiotic resistance - fact or scientific urban myth? talk.origins and antibiotic resistance, natural ...
		And because the appearance of resistance to antibiotics is essentially a modern phenomenon -- antibiotics being a twentieth century discovery -- it also seems on the face of it to be strong evidence of rapidly breeding organisms evolving a brand new characteristic within the space of a single human lifetime.
		It cannot legitimately be argued by Darwinists that the acquisition of antibiotic resistance by mutation is a step along the road to speciation, if they have failed to provide concrete evidence for the existence of such a road in the first place.
		Despite Dr Max's denials, the case of antibiotic resistance in microorganisms is exactly the same in principle as that of so called 'industrial melanism' in the peppered moth.
	www.alternativescience.com /talk.origins-antibiotic.htm (2186 words)

	Antibiotic resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic.
		Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of evolution via natural selection or programmed evolution.
		Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly resistant to isoniazid and rifampin and sometimes universally resistant to the common treatments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antibiotic_resistance (1460 words)

	Jack's "Bugs in the News" - What the Heck is Antibiotic Resistance?
		Antibiotics are chemical substances that inhibit the growth of (bacteriostatic) or kill (bactericidal) bacteria.
		Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a bacterial cell to resist the harmful effect of an antibiotic.
		Acquisition of antibiotic resistance occurs when genetic material is taken up by the bacterial cell and either incorporated into the chromosome, or, that is able to exist in a stable form independent of the chromosome.
	people.ku.edu /~jbrown/resistance.htm (2148 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance
		Antibiotics are administered to animals to kill bacteria that are causing infections (therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotics).
		Resistance is the ability of an organism to survive in the presence of concentrations of a chemical which are normally lethal to organisms of that species.
		Antibiotic resistance is commonly used to describe the situation when the concentrations of antibiotic needed to kill the bacteria cannot be achieved at the site of the infection.
	www.noah.co.uk /issues/briefingdoc/11-abres.htm (1585 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance
		Antibiotics, however, are commonly prescribed to treat otitis media caused by bacteria.
		Also, those who receive antibiotics on several occasions are more likely to have bacteria that are resistant to that antibiotic.
		When an antibiotic is administered directly into the ear, the amount of drug reaching the site of infection is much greater than when it is given by mouth.
	www.floxinotic.com /antibiotic_resistance.htm (248 words)

	Antibiotic resistance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On the one hand, "Antibiotic and resistance" is resistance of our organism against current antibiotic's action, but on the other hand, "Antibiotic and resistance" is resistance of our organism against illnesses, diseases and infections thanks to the antibiotic therapy.
		A good example of such antibiotics that help to improve immunity is Anti- Flu drug, the main mission of this pill is to overwhelm the disease, but, at same time, secondary function of Anti- Flu is to increment the immune's system defense to prevent further illnesses.
		Both aspects of Antibiotic and resistance are quite eminent for everyday life, we should know about implicit consequences of ignoring terms of consume of tablets we take, as well as valuing information about our own organism's preferences regarding antibiotic therapy.
	antibiotic.150m.com /antibiotic-resistance.html (373 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance
		Other antibiotic regimens that may be effective in the treatment of minor soft tissue infections (cellulitis, paronychia) due to MRSA include oral rifampin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and topical bacitracin; topical mupirocin and oral ciprofloxacin; and oral rifampin and mupirocin.
		Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing problem that involves all classes of antibiotics and the multiple microorganims that cause infections seen in children.
		Their major goals are to institute guidelines and recommendations regarding the primary factors influencing the emergence of antibiotic resistance, to develop surveillance strategies for monitoring resistance, to limit the emergence of resistance, and to promote the effective use of antibiotics.
	www.childsdoc.org /99Spring/antibioticresistance.asp (2309 words)

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	ANTIBIOTICS - Online purchase antibiotic resistance, natural antibiotics, ampicillin amoxil antibiotics, antibiotic ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One antibiotic resistant bacteria kind of penicillin usually may not be used in place of another.
		Antibiotics Potassium-containing medicines or supplements or Pregnancy: Use of ACE inhibitors during pregnancy, especially in the second and third trimesters antibiotic resistant bacteria (after the first three months) can cause low blood pressure, severe kidney failure, too much potassium, or even death antibiotics in the newborn.
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	CURRENT TOPICS Antibiotic Resistance: Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The growing resistance of bacterial strains to antibiotics such as penicillin is a major issues in today's biomedical research.
		Before the first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered nearly 75 years ago, millions of people died from infections that are easily treated today.
		Antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide, creating organisms that no longer respond to treatment with many of the drugs that we have.
	www.microbeworld.org /htm/cissues/resist/resist_0.htm (296 words)

	RT-PCR vs microarrays for measuring expression of antibiotic resistance genes
		Whereas the molecular methods for tracking the presence antibiotic resistance genes or target mutations are well established, there is a general lack of reliable methods to be used in clinical laboratories for the analysis of the expression of antibiotic resistance genes.
		This bacterial species is intrinsically resistant to a wide range of antibiotics due to the presence of several MDR pumps in its genome (http://www.pseudomonas.com).
		Novel techniques are required for the molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance due to overexpression of antibiotic resistance genes ubiquitously present in bacterial chromosomes.
	www.pcr-encyclopedia.com /mdr-rt-pcr-microarray-7512.html (2718 words)

	Doctorsforadults.com: Antibiotic Resistance
		Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide public health problem that continues to grow.
		When an antibiotic prescription is not finished (even leaving one or two pills), it leaves some bacteria alive and "resistant" to future antibiotic treatment.
		Antibiotics should only be prescribed when a test (such as a throat culture) shows that there is a bacterial infection present.
	www.doctorsforadults.com /topics/dfa_anti.htm (520 words)

	How severe is antibiotic resistance?
		"The global increase in resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including the emergence of bacterial strains that are resistant to all available antibacterial agents, has created a public health problem of potentially crisis proportions." That's the word from the American Medical Association (AMA), which studied the issue in 1995, and seldom fulminates (defined) in such alarmist terms.
		In Atlanta, a 1994 study of infections caused by Streptococcus pneumonia found that 25 percent of 431 patients had a bug that resisted penicillin, and that 25 percent of all cases were resistant to several antibiotics.
		A key problem is the routine feeding of antibiotics to farm animals: Davies notes that, by weight, half of all antibiotics are given to livestock and fish in a prophylactic attempt to prevent disease.
	whyfiles.org /038badbugs/scope.html (1139 words)

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		In the April 28, 1994 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers identified a bacteria that was resistant to all antibiotics (Lewis, 1997).
		The number of resistant strains of bacteria are rapidly growing, and a panic is beginning to spread in the medical field, as it has been caught ‘off-guard’ by the most recent developments.
		During antibiotic attack on cell wall synthesis, Beta-lactams bind to this enzyme preventing its full function and causing a weak cell wall to be constructed.
	www.goshen.edu /bio/Biol410/Biol410SrSemPapers97/Briggs.html (2886 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Antibiotics are medicines that fight (or prevent) infections caused by bacteria.
		Because antibiotics are used a lot, and sometimes are used inappropriately, antibiotic resistance is becoming a common problem in many parts of the United States.
		Antibiotics are not needed for--and won't work against--viral infections such as a cold, the flu (influenza) or mono (mononucleosis).
	familydoctor.org /659.xml (548 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance Essays\| Antibiotic Resistance Dissertations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic.
		Overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as second- and third-generation cephalosporins, greatly hastens the development of methicillin resistance, even in organisms that have never been exposed to the selective pressure of methicillin per se (thus the resistance was already present).
		Mycobacterium tuberculosis is commonly resistant to isoniazid and rifampin and sometimes universally resistant to the common treatments.
	www.business.degree-essays.com /antibiotic-resistance-essays.html (1762 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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		CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases: Antibiotic Resistance
		Causes of uncomplicated streptococcus pneumoniae strains percent of antibiotic resistance the beef.
	www.onnews.com.br /antibiotic/antibiotic_resistance.html (669 words)

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		They have confronted the dreadful prospect that resistance to antibiotics is spreading widely, that some poorer parts of the world have already been plunged back into the era before anti- biotics, and that early next century there may come a time when resistant bacteria appear faster than the drugs to treat them.
		Here, again, resistant bacteria can make their way into eople through the food chain, finding a p home in the intestinal tract after the produce is eaten, The amount of resistant bacteria people acquire from food apparently is not trivial.
		Reversal of resistance requires a new awareness of the broad consequences of antibiotic usea perspective that concerns itself not only with curing bacterial disease at the moment but also with preserving microbial communities in the long run, so that bacteria susceptible to antibiotics will always be there to outcompete resistant strains.
	www.dhushara.com /book/genes/genaug/antibio.htm (9776 words)

	ScienceDaily: Gaining Ground In The Race Against Antibiotic Resistance
		Antibiotic resistance has put humans in an escalating 'arms race' with infectious bacteria, as scientists try to develop new antibiotics faster than the bacteria can evolve new resistance strategies.
		Permanent Resistance To Antibiotics Cannot Be Prevented, According To Dutch Research (December 27, 2004) -- Dutch research has shown that the development of permanent resistance by bacteria and fungi against antibiotics cannot be prevented in the longer-term.
		Antibiotic resistance -- Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/09/050922021043.htm (1994 words)

	APUA: Consumer Information
		Antibiotics are prescribed for infections caused by bacteria.
		Antibiotics should not be used for infections caused by viruses such as the common cold and flu …
		Eventually, however, bacteria resistant to the first antibiotic picked up resistance to others as they were introduced into the environment.
	www.tufts.edu /med/apua/Patients/patient.html (587 words)

	Antibiotic Resistance - Smittskyddsinstitutet
		All authorities, SMI included, and organisations with responsibility to act upon the problem with antibiotic resistance, were 1995 formed into a network named STRAMA.
		The mail objective of the network is to preserve antibiotics as an effective treatment.
		SMI and its antibiotic resistance group are coordinating the national surveillance of antibiotic resistance.
	www.smittskyddsinstitutet.se /in-english/activities/antibiotic-resistance (92 words)

	The Rise in Antibiotic Resistance
		By confronting bacteria with antibiotics, we select for those that are resistant and change the course of their evolution.
		Humans have had a powerful impact on antibiotic resistance in bacteria, pesticide resistance in insects, and other adaptations of living organisms in response to our activities.
		The National Institutes of Health publishes a fact sheet on antibiotic resistance, describing the scope of the problem and the general approach to combating it.
	www.sumanasinc.com /scienceinfocus/sif_antibiotics.html (200 words)

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	Evolution: Online Lessons for Students: Activity 1- Activity Title
		As a result, antibiotics become more prevalent, the microbes they attack are more likely to develop resistance, and over time the antibiotics become ineffective.
		Antibiotic resistance is quite prevalent, and it is is not limited to such settings.
		The introduction to this extensive action plan provides a good overview of the state of antibiotic resistance and some information about what federal agencies are doing to address the problem.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/evolution/educators/lessons/lesson6/act1.html (712 words)

	Antibiotic resistant bugs found in the mouth 6 months after antibiotic use: study
		Taking a single course of a certain type of antibiotic gives rise to high levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the mouth, an effect that lasts for at least half a year, a new study has found.
		The study, which was partially funded by drug maker Abbott Laboratories, is the first to definitively show that antibiotic use is the major factor in the emergence of antibiotic resistance, Goossens said.
		The swabs were tested to determine whether the streptococci in the mouth were susceptible or resistant to the antibiotics.
	www.cbc.ca /health/story/2007/02/09/antibiotic-resistance.html (1736 words)

	Antibiotic resistance : Department of Health - Policy and guidance
		Antibiotic resistance (when an antibiotic is no longer effective) is now a major cause of concern and these pages will provide a useful guide to the whole subject.
		The Department of Health is running an awareness campaign to promote the careful use of antibiotics; this includes a poster campaign and a teachers resource pack.
		Antibiotics are important medicines.They help you fight infections that are caused by bacteria.
	www.dh.gov.uk /en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcaretopics/Antibioticresistance (140 words)

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