#Glyphosate and Other Weed Killers Create Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Agricultural Soils.
#AntibioticResistance #Pesticides #Agriculture @Bayer https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2021/02/glyphosate-and-other-weed-killers-create-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-agricultural-soils/

#ToxicsOutTuesday
#Glyphosate #AntibioticResistance #GetToxicsOUT
Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23117-9

Warning over #microplastics introducing drug-resistant bugs to our food

#PlasticPollution #AntibioticResistance #FoodSupply #RightToKnow

https://news.yahoo.com/warning-over-microplastics-introducing-drug-resistant-bugs-to-our-food-161032966.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

"Biocides, which include disinfectants and antiseptics, are chemicals that are widely used in households, hospitals and manufacturing to kill disease-causing microorganisms such as bacteria.

However, there are rising concerns that their widespread use may be spurring antibiotic resistance by pressuring bacteria to evolve in ways that make them less vulnerable to the drugs."

#Superbugs #Disinfectants #Chemicals #Microbiome #AntibioticResistance

https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/cleaning-product-residues-may-be-driving-a-deadly-superbugs-antibiotic-resistance

Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge

#ChickFilA #Poultry #Food #Antibiotics #AntibioticResistance

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2024/03/chick-fil-a-backtracks-from-its-no-antibiotics-in-chicken-pledge/

A recent study of over 17,000 hospitalized adult patients who were treated for pneumonia across 48 hospitals reported that 12% of them received a pneumonia diagnosis even though they did not have any lung infection.

The researchers further observed that older patients with dementia who were in an altered mental state were at the highest risk of being misdiagnosed with pneumonia and being put on a full antibiotic regimen, which could be harmful to them.

#Healthcare #PatientCare #PatientSafety #ElderCare #Elderly #Pneumonia #Antibiotics #AntibioticResistance

https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuradhavaranasi/2024/03/30/doctors-commonly-misdiagnose-older-patients-with-pneumonia-study/?sh=47f689d87916

Large study finds #antibiotics aren't effective for most lower tract respiratory infections

#Pharmamceuticals #Healthcare #InformedConsent #AntibioticResistance

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-large-antibiotics-effective-tract-respiratory.html#google_vignette

"Commonly used tablet antibiotics in the elderly increase many types of resistance bacteria carried in the gut and these so-called 'superbugs' can increase resistance to other important life-saving antibiotic drugs," says lead author and Ph.D. student, Sophie Miller.

High rates of antibiotic prescriptions in aged care settings are likely to be contributing to the proliferation of these bugs, which can lead to longer hospital stays, higher medical costs and increased mortality.

#Antibiotics #AntibioticResistance #Microbiome #ElderlyCare

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-explores-link-antibiotic-aged-superbug.html