38Antibiotics ResistanceMedium1 mark
Which row gives one correct example of a cause, a consequence and a step to reduce the impact of antibiotic resistance?
| cause | consequence | step to reduce impact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | routine use of the same antibiotic for the same infection | higher average costs of treating bacterial infections | testing pathogen sensitivity before prescribing antibiotics |
| B | routine treatment of healthy livestock with antibiotics | increasing death rate from bacterial infections | increase use of antibiotics across a broad range of diseases |
| C | vaccination programmes targeting bacterial infections | longer average treatment and recovery time from bacterial infection | carry out research to identify new antibiotics |
| D | antibiotics used to treat viral infections | reduced activity of phagocytes in response to bacterial infection | ban the use of antibiotics which are used to raise growth rates in animals |