Antibiotics in livestock increase resistance in humans
PICO Question: The articles need to be scholarly articles and published within the past 5 years. (P) Research on the over exposure the general population receive through non-therapeutic antimicrobials used in livestock agriculture. (I) How does restricting antibiotic use in livestock reduce antibiotic resistance among the human population? (C) When compared to not having any […]
How do antibiotics work? Antibiotics work through the concept of
Antibiotics, sometimes known as antibacterials, are drugs that either kill bacteria or stop their growth. Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic – penicillin – in the 1920s. Penicillin was used for the first time during World War II. “Of all the weapons developed during World War II, penicillin was probably the most important” (Oatman, 2005). Since that […]
