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High-fat diet with antibiotic use linked to gut inflammation: Combining Western diet and antibiotic use is a pre- IBD risk factor – Science Daily

UC Davis researchers have found that combining a Western-style high-fat diet with antibiotic use significantly increases the risk of developing pre-inflammatory bowel disease (pre-IBD). The study, published July 14 in Cell Host and Microbe, suggests that this combination shuts down the energy factories (mitochondria) in cells of the colon lining, leading to gut inflammation. Irritable… Read More »

Antibiotic exposure can ‘prime’ single-resistant bacteria to become multidrug-resistant

Antibiotics save lives — but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve and spread. Each year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect some 2.8 million people in the United States, killing more than 35,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections by multidrug-resistant — or MDR — bacteria, which are resistant to two or more… Read More »

How often does antibiotic resistance occur

What causes of antibiotic resistance

Although AMR arises naturally as bacteria encounter antibiotics, the overconsumption of these medicines is accelerating the process. Antibiotic resistance is a natural occurrence caused by mutations in bacteria’s genes. If you stop treatment too soon, some bacteria may survive and re-infect you. The overuse of antibiotics — especially taking antibiotics even when they’re what causes… Read More »