# Antibiotic resistance

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110 "2019-08-03T13:34:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110/21 "2019-08-08T02:14:31Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> OK, I sure could have been clearer, but have been posting on the road on inferior devices, and in my daughter’s hospital room where she’s once again in with a respiratory infection …

Well, jeez, dude. I mean, we were hoping for some kind of an expert, not some rank amateur.

(My absolute best wishes for your daughter’s speedy recovery.)

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110/22 "2019-08-08T13:01:27Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> My absolute best wishes for your daughter’s speedy recovery.

This, a lot.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110/23 "2019-08-08T13:45:44Z")

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Thanks, guys. This is always rough, even though we’ve had plenty of practice with it. CF is a horrible disease.

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**Author:** ![rbroome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110/24 "2019-08-10T12:11:19Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> Thanks, guys. This is always rough, even though we’ve had plenty of practice with it. CF is a horrible disease.

Best wishes to you both.  
And yes, CF is a horrible disease. I know that your daughter is getting the best of care. It makes a difference.

Take care of both of you.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-resistance/838110/25 "2025-04-14T05:23:03Z")

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I didn’t realize the situation was nearly this bad:

> **[Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0xk86l9g9o)**
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> Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.

The estimate is for the year 2022.

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