2006-12-11 07:11:51 · 7 answers · asked by paranoid-android 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
the germs will became stronger than before and you will need more affective antibiotics.
2006-12-11 07:16:35 · answer #1 · answered by lostship 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 18:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. The concern is if you do not completely treat an infection by stopping you antibiotics prematurely, that the infection will relapse. Even worse, you will have left the most antibiotic resistant bacteria, which in turn may make eradication even more difficult.
2006-12-11 07:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Antibiotics are prescribed in such a way as to attempt a complete cure or "kill" of the offending organism . This takes a certain dose taken over a certain time . Taking the drug for less time may allow organisms to persist and there is a possiblity , since they survived the antibiotic , that they develop ways to frustrate its action thru mutation . Then the next time you need that drug ,it may not be as effective . This property of organisms is called developed resistance .
2006-12-11 07:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by alanbp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bacteria will become resistant to the anitbotic. Then we have these super bacteria that do not respond to simple antibiotics, (ie: MRSA, and other lovely resistant buggers) and you will need stronger and MORE EXPENSIVE ones.
2006-12-11 07:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by mazooka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive done that plenty of times.. I dont think nothing horrible can happen but what will happen is if you didnt get all the infection or bacteria or whatever it is for why you were on anitbiotics it might sneak back up on ya..
2006-12-11 07:23:29 · answer #6 · answered by the_britts2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the problem is that if you don't kill all the bacteria completely, they will reflourish and no longer be susesptible to the prior antibiotic.
2006-12-11 09:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by pandora078 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋