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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Treating COVID-19 with antibiotics leading to the creation of more superbugs

Author:     Chris Melore
Source:     Study Finds
Publication Date:     APRIL 25, 2022
 Link: Treating COVID-19 with antibiotics leading to the creation of more superbugs
Stephan:   I have been telling readers that Covid is just the beginning. As climate changes viruses and bacteria mutate to survive those changes. As we treat with antibiotics superbugs emerge for the same reason. This is one of the reasons I advocate so strongly for universal birthright single-payer healthcare. Without consistent quality healthcare administered for wellbeing not profit pandemics are going to destroy our culture.
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LISBON, PORTUGAL — Antibiotics that are helping to treat patients with COVID-19 may actually be fueling a concerning rise in the number of superbugs infecting people worldwide. Researchers in the United States have found that cases of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are going up in comparison to the last year before the coronavirus pandemic.

Concerningly, drug resistant infections which develop while a patient is in the hospital are soaring during COVID, and these infections are affecting those with and without the virus.

According to Dr. Karri Bauer and Dr. Vikas Gupta, approximately 1.2 million people died worldwide of an antibiotic-resistant infection in 2019. Estimates predict that number will be 10 times higher by 2050.

During the current health crisis, the researchers found that COVID-19 is challenging doctors who are trying to treat the virus without having their patients develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR) secondary infections. However, the study points to the increase in antibiotic use and disruptions in infection prevention and control practices as the two leading factors which are driving up life-threatening bacterial infections.

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    I have always thought that a hospital is the first place to avoid if you want to stay healthy. Who knows what type of “bugs” are swarming around in their ventilation systems? Hospitals that I have seen do not have the really good way to control their ventilation systems which could help keep viruses from spreading.