Truth About Killing Bacteria

Antibiotics and disinfectants are substances used to kill bacteria and fungi. Nowadays, they are found everywhere-from the wet wipes you used to clean your hands to the bathroom cleaning fluid. But could they be doing more harm than good?

This video was made by McMaster University Demystifying Medicine students Farah Al Faraj, Sarah Qureishi, Ingrid Kao and Neel Patel.

Copyright McMaster University 2018

References:

Kohanski M.A., Dwyer D.J., & Collins J.J. How antibiotics kill bacteria: from targets to networks. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2010;8(6):423-435. doi:10.1038/nrmicro2333.

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[Willgking]

This is so informative, this isn’t the popular opinion but we need microbes 🦠