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National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
(NARMS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Antibiotic
Resistance - What is the human health consequence
of increasing antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria? |
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Antibiotic Resistance
> What
is the human health consequence of increasing antibiotic resistance
in foodborne bacteria?
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| When an ill person is treated with an antibiotic to
which the bacteria is resistant, the antibiotic will
not help and may even make the illness worse. Also,
increasing antibiotic resistance in the bacteria harbored
by animals makes it more likely for humans who do get
infected to have a resistant strain. The illness may
last longer, be more serious, or more expensive to treat. |
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Date:
June 1, 2005
Content source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED)
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