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Antibiotic resistance is a critical concept in the treatment of infectious diseases. As we have already discussed in the first part of this series, antibiotics are unlike other medicines. Antibiotics do not have a...

Antibiotics are an important and special class of medications, as we learned in the first part of this series on understanding antibiotics. Now we know what antibiotics are – they are a valuable weapon...

Antibiotics are an important type of modern medicine. But they are not just like any other. Most medications modify the function of our body to control or cure a symptom or a disease. However,...