Posted by Glydin on February 16, 2008, at 14:14:47
In reply to Re: TRD Medline Abstracts » Glydin, posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2008, at 12:02:28
> I know it's a toughie like insulin and statins and just different chemistries and different bodies and life circumstances. But the more you take an antibiotic the less often is works like little kids were earaches.
~~~ I don't know if there's a physiological reason for that that doesn't relate to the adapatation of the pathogen or because a different pathogen involved. The reason antibiotics stop killing bacterica is due to the **bug** making intentional and specific changes to make the antibx no longer effective to kill it. The germ does this to assure it thrives and survives. In the case of antibx resistance, the pathogen adapts, not body responses or functions. Thus, I do not think it's the same to conclude that how bugs become resistant to antibxs is the same as head meds and their effectiveness or lack of effectiveness.Yes, it was a question and I thought you asked for thoughts about it.... maybe you just wanted agreement?
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