[Gay State Conservative]

This,I suspect,is what comes of patients failing to properly take antibiotics given to them and what comes of doctors who are willing to prescribe antibiotics to patients who don't need them just to shut the patients up.

[mikeybaby]

I've heard knowledgeable people posit that one of the reasons for these strains is that doctors over-prescribe antibiotics for fear of being sued.
This, in time, strengthens these strains and makes them more resistant to antibiotics.
One more gift from the ABA.

[blam]

You can get any antibiotics you want on the streets of any city in Mexico, I,ve done it and very cheaply too.

[EEDUDE]

"patients failing to properly take antibiotics given to them and what comes of doctors who are willing to prescribe antibiotics"

Something you don't hear much about is that in many third world countries, powerful antibiotics are available over the counter. You are not even required to see a doctor, you just go to your pharmacy and pick them up!

I suspect this has a lot to do with the development of "superbugs" as well.