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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 13

    New ways of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria - including not selecting for them in the first place with the untested dogma of having patients finish a course of antibiotics even after they feel better. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-11/new-weapons-against-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria … via @bopinion

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      1. David Barr‏ @davidadambarr Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @bopinion

        Important to note that for some infections you should *definitely* complete the course even if feel better; for some infections this is based on rock solid RCT evidence, not dogma. Eg tuberculosis

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      1. Dr.JP‏ @DrJP96 Aug 13
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        The antibiotic cycle should be continued untill the end, because bacteria can still be present after the patient feels better. if you dont do it, thats how resistance appears... bacteria that survives the exposition to antibiotic develop resistance.

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      1. Helene Allred‏ @HeleneA456 Aug 13
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        And, not allow antibiotics be used on livestock. Too much antibiotic resistance

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      1. Alexandre Lahos‏ @barrysandwich Aug 13
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        Surely you mean paradigm.

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      2. Adéle J Kruger‏ @AdeleJKruger1 Aug 17
        Replying to @sapinker @bopinion

        It sounds pretty much like the best fight is the development of new, more effective (targeting), antibiotics.

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      3. Adéle J Kruger‏ @AdeleJKruger1 Aug 17
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        And, taking a full dose does not eradicated 'resistants' does NOT mean don't take the full dose.

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      1. Support & Donate poor Child & People‏ @donate_poor Aug 14
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      1. Middling Me‏ @MiddlingMe Aug 14
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        My mom has a lung disease that weakens her health a bit, and whenever she is feeling slightly ill, she just calls her doctor and gets a new prescription of antibiotics sent to CVS straight away. She doesn't even get checked first. It's like clockwork. It's frustrating.

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      1. Joshua Beckham‏ @josh_beckham89 Aug 14
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        Or it could exacerbate the problem. I’d be careful with spreading headlines like this.

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