Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Spreading Among Kids

By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

News reports from yesterday tell us that for the first time, doctors have documented a large-scale U.S. outbreak of antibiotic resistant strep throat – an episode involving schoolchildren. Notice this is the “first time,” it certainly will not be the last.

According to various news articles, in the past, antibiotics have easily killed group A Streptococcus, the bacteria that reportedly causes strep throat and other conditions. Doctors were reportedly, “startled by its sudden widespread resistance to widely used erythromycin.” Erythromycin is a commonly used antibiotic. Aren’t we supposed to be giving less antibiotics? Why are doctors surprised when a bacteria naturally responds by becoming antibiotic resistant? It’s existence has been threatened, surely it has the intelligence to eventually fight back.

According to news articles, doctors also suspect the strep bacteria are becoming resistant to other popular drugs in the same antibiotic family as erythromycin. While some are reporting that doctors should be giving less antibiotics, the use of such antibiotics is reportedly growing because they require only one dose per day compared with 3 doses a day for other antibiotics.

Here comes the opportunity for the makers of the “other drugs” to step in. I’ll bet you someone has a “miracle drug” in the pipeline and they want this information to be seen by the public so that when the hearts and minds of people are stricken with fear they can come along with “the cure.” That may sound far-fetched to you, but how often are we seeing news of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the press? While some doctors are recommending use of all of these types of antibiotics be limited, for some, the thought of pumping less drugs into our children is just out of the question.

According to an ABCNews.com article, this is the latest evidence that widespread use of drugs is making them less effective in fighting infection. What is most interesting to me about the article, is the statement, “… the latest evidence of a growing danger the medical community has been warning about for years, with little response from governments.” Is the medical profession now blaming the government? Who hands out the drugs? Who, in the United States, prescribes antibiotics other than medical doctors?

And the kicker… Doctors reportedly need to be on the lookout for these antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria so that they can prescribe the “correct antibiotic.” RTFM, the “correct” antibiotic is what caused the problem! How long will it be before todays correct antibiotic becomes the leading cause of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

How long will you be sold this package of tainted goods? How long will you buy into this medical propaganda that drugs are the answer? And when drugs don’t work, the answer is more drugs, different drugs, stronger drugs, etc. Don’t you think that after all this failure, it may possibly be time for a different approach?

ABCNEWS.com: Antibiotics-Resistant Strep Spreads Among Children
MSNBC: Strep superbug spreads among kids
NEJM Online: Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococci in Schoolchildren in Pittsburgh