Overuse of Antibiotics during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Will the Overuse of Antibiotics during the Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerate
Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria?

Infectious Microbes and Diseases,
DOI: 10.1097/IM9.0000000000000034

The coronavirus pandemic is one of mankind’s biggest challenges of modern day. Viruses can
cause deadly pandemics, yet another enemy should not be forgotten: Bacterial pathogens. From a biomedical perspective, bacterial infections should be easier to control, as prokaryotes exhibit structures and biochemical processes that differ from humans, and thus are easier to target. Viruses, however, employ human cells to propagate and are therefore more complicated to target by drugs.

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Published by Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D.,

Early career researcher in the field of Microbiology. Phage biologist, Author, Editor and Scientific writer. Expertise is in bacteriophage biology & genetics, Phage Therapy, ssRNA phages, Phage lysis systems, Single-cell analysis, protein antibiotics, and Antibiotic Resistance.