Tag: Post Antibiotic Era

Several researchers have warned that the post-antibiotic era is approaching. In this era antibiotics become worthless or only the most toxic antibiotics work. Who or what is to blame for this issue? There are multiple causes: 1) overprescribing of antibiotics, 2) failure to de-escalate broad-spectrum antibiotics, 3) slow creation of novel antibiotic classes, 4) poor…