Antibiotic Resistance Concerns

The cluster focuses on discussions about the dangers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the risks of overuse and overprescription of antibiotics, and the need for new treatments or alternatives like bacteriophages to combat evolving bacterial resistance.

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cyberlimerence β€’ Nov 12, 2025 β€’ View on HN

Only if antibiotic resistant bacteria don't kill us first.

Untit1ed β€’ Feb 20, 2018 β€’ View on HN

Unfortunately due to antibiotic resistance, no :(.

matheusmoreira β€’ Sep 5, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Antibiotics must be used rationally. Bacteria evolve surprisingly quickly. They can and will develop resistance to the medication. Depending on which antibiotic it is, the bacteria might already be resistant. Staphylococcus aureus is ubiquitous and resistant to common penicillins. In this case, all it will do is kill off all the non-pathological bacteria that actively compete with the resistant bacteria for resources, allowing it to spread over a wider area.

HPsquared β€’ Oct 17, 2023 β€’ View on HN

The bacteria have anti-antibiotics. We need anti-anti-antibiotics.

dawhizkid β€’ Oct 22, 2018 β€’ View on HN

Antibiotics won’t work forever. Seeing drug resistant strains already.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna642161

perseusprime11 β€’ Feb 3, 2018 β€’ View on HN

Is this one of the causes as to why humans are developing resistance to antibiotics?

D9u β€’ Aug 19, 2013 β€’ View on HN

Sort of like antibiotics resulting in more resistant bacteria...

dnautics β€’ Oct 18, 2016 β€’ View on HN

there's no reason to think that bacteria couldn't evolve resistance to these things, too.

IntrepidWorm β€’ May 26, 2022 β€’ View on HN

I cannot confirm, but that sounds plausible. This is the same logic for using antibiotics sparingly and in manners that will maximize their effect, to reduce the rate at which resistant strains of organisms dangerous to us can mutate.

namibj β€’ Feb 5, 2021 β€’ View on HN

Generally speaking, antibiotics should be more controlled, to prevent breeding resistant bacteria. I.e., ensuring that the treatment is done in full.You might want to look for bacteriophage treatment, which lacks many downsides (at the cost of needing matching like donor organs, and thus distribution infrastructure).