Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria evolve and adapt to antibiotics, making the drugs less effective at killing the bacteria. Bacteria can become resistant through genetic mutation or by acquiring resistance genes from other bacteria via processes like conjugation. As antibiotic resistance spreads, it leads to increased treatment failure rates, mortality, and healthcare costs. To prevent further development and spread of resistance, patients should only take antibiotics as prescribed by doctors and not expect them for viral infections like colds.

1. Antibiotic
Resistance
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Sabrina Tabita Beghan
Sophia Xinyiwu
Paul Kelly
Pearse O’Brien

2. Antibiotics
 Greek word anti meaning “against” and bios
meaning “life” (bacteria are life forms)
 Medications that destroy or slow down the
growth of bacteria.
 First discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming-
Penicillin.
 Used to kill bacteria, not viruses!

3. What is antibiotic resistance?
- The ability of bacteria or other microbes to resist the
effects of an antibiotic.

4. How do bacteria become resistant?
 Genetic mutation
 Resistance of another bacterium

5. Conjugation process

6. Impact of antibiotic resistance
 Spreads quickly
 Increased rates of treatment failure
 Increased mortality
 Increased cost of treatment

7. To prevent from antibiotic
resistance infections
 Talk with your healthcare provider about
antibiotic resistance.
 Don’t take antibiotics for viral infections like a
cold or flu.
 Take antibiotics exactly as the healthcare
provider tells you.