SUPERBUGS - WHAT ARE THEY, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT - INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Inappropriate use of antibiotics gives rise to Superbacteria



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Lamivudine (Zeffix)
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Superbugs are the result of incorrect use of antibiotics that lead to genetic mutations making them resistant to these drugs. Unfortunately even the strongest antibiotics such as carbamines do not have any effect on the superbugs, which end up being difficult to control, and can lead many to death. The bacterium Klebisiella pneumoniae, known by the acronym KPC , is an example of superbug, which is capable of resisting most of the existing antibiotics, provoking symptoms such as high fever, difficulty breathing and recurrent infections, being potentially fatal