skip on 27 September 2008
| Aiemond said: They gave them to her to prevent infection. |
antibiotics shouldn't be used as a pre-emptive measure to prevent an infection (exception to immediatly following some surgical procedures)
Reasons why: #1 Un-necessary use of antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistances while providing no benefit (all antibiotic use contributes to antibiotic resistance. as a side note the worst thing that someone can do in regard to antibiotic resistance is stopping mid way through the treatment.)
#2 a small portion of the population carries a large quantity of a particular G- bacteria in their intestines which can induce septic shock when the person is treated with antibiotics without accompanying immunosuppresants.
