Facing the end of antibiotics (latimes.com)

By Daniel J. Stone, MD

August 6, 2012

Consider an all-too-common scenario: You’re burning up from a high fever after a routine surgical procedure, and an infection specialist is called to help treat your problem. You assume that a short course of antibiotics will quickly turn things around. But the specialist candidly admits: “I’m sorry, I can’t treat your infection. You’ve got a resistant bacteria, a super bug.”

Any of us might hear those frightening words sooner than we think…

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