PREVENTION
ANTIBIOTIC
• Follow the doctor’s
instructions about your
antibiotic.
• Avoid skipping a dose or
double dosing
• An antibiotic is not effective
for colds and flu.
• Don’t save your antibiotics for
future use.
• Don’t take antibiotics that
were prescribed for someone
else.
INCREASE
EFFECTIVENESS
• Eat foods in rich vitamins and
protein
• Only take antibiotics when
prescribed by a certified health
professional
• Observe proper washing of hands
and food preparation, keep
distance from sick people, and
keeping vaccination up to date to
prevent infection.
• Don’t stop antibiotic regimen
without talking to your health care
provider
1.
WHAT IS
ANTIBIOTIC
RESISTANCE?
It occurs when the bacteria
changes and doesn’t take effect
on the medicines and continue to
grow and cause more harm.
WHAT IS SUPER
INFECTION?
This is an infection after previous
infection, usually caused by
bacteria that have become
resistant to the antibiotics used
earlier
 EFFECTS OF
WHAT HAPPENS IF
ANTIBIOTIC
YOU TAKE RESISTANCE
ANTIBIOTICS
• Antibiotic medications may not be By: Cebu Doctors’ University
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• This can lead to antibiotic Research Group A1:

resistance
• It can wipe out the good bacteria in
our body especially in our
intestines
• Can cause the bacteria to change
and be ineffective to treatment
CONSEQUENCES OF
DISCONTINUING
• Weaken medical treatments like
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ability to fight infections
• Can make some conditions be
difficult to treat
• Causes you to be prescribed with
stronger drugs which results in an
increased cost and quantity
SOURCES:
- https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-

ANTIBIOTIC use/community/about/antibiotic-resistance-
faqs.html

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Antibiotic-resistance-factsheet.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-
use/community/about/antibiotic-resistance-
• Not all bacteria may have been faqs.html
http://www.e-
killed
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bug.eu/lang_eng/secondary_pack/downloads/aam
• Reoccurrence of sickness /Antibiotics%20Complete%20Pack.pdf
- https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-
• Condition will not get better medicine/current-issues-in-health-and-
medicine/antibiotics-and-antibiotic-
resistance/a/what-is-antibiotic-resistance