July 1st - Do antibiotic benefits out weight antibiotic risks?

Doug Asks: Do antibiotic benefits out weight antibiotic risks?

Did you know that an antibiotic called Vancomycin is so strong that it is sometimes used for infections that other antibiotics cannot cure? In 2016, Dr Vincent Bruno published a paper that showed that if the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and the yeast, Candida albicans were placed into a test tube together, the bacteria actually became resistant (it didn’t work) to Vancomycin. Why is this relevant? Although researchers claim that “co-infections” (different germs contributing to a person’s symptoms, like bacteria and fungi), are fairly rare, one must question if the patient has a co-infection if the antibiotics do not cure it. The problem lies in assuming the infection is bacterial and treating it as such, only to later find that it was a fungal infection. Antibiotics seem to fuel yeast/fungal infections. Worse, as Dr Bruno’s research confirms, the worst bacterial infection in the world might resist the strongest antibiotic in the world…if a simple yeast, called Candida albicans is present. I’ve often wondered if people with co-infections get better for a period of time on an antibiotic, only to become very sick at some time in the near future—from the antibiotic somehow activating Candida albicans! Can this happen? Let’s talk on Monday from 3-4PM Central Time and see if you share my concerns! THANKS for watching and telling a friend! - Doug

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