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Well, mainly because when you come down with a "dangerous" infection, and you really NEED antibiotics...they may not work. Because you have taken them so much that your body builds up an immunity to them.
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Good catch - I was in a hurry and mistyped. It should be Rifaximin (used for travellers diarrhea) and not Rifampicin (used for TB and leprosy). Sorry about the mistype! Its tough to keep them all straight in my head 
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I know what you mean. I am a scientist too. Keeping all the facts straight is a full time job It is nice to meet another scientist on the board.
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Syl- What kind of scientist are you? Have you done any studies in mycology?
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Awesome! It's always great to meet another scientist!
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I was worried about this too. My doctor (the one who's been taking Cipro for years) told me that if he gets sick, Cipro may not work for him, but there's always another antibiotic out there that will treat his illness.
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My doctor also gave me a prescription for Xifaxan for traveler's diarrhea. Do you know anything about this one? Is it similar to the Rifaximin you are talking about? Thanks in advance.
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Rifaximin is the generic name for Xifaxan.
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That kind of attitude drives me absolutely BONKERS. Why does he think so many cases of MRSA are popping up? And the operon triggered and passed between bacteria codes for resistance to MULTIPLE antibiotics, not just one. So, maybe another antibiotic will work, but just as realistically, another one might NOT. People do die from resistant infections these days! And why continue to promote behaviors that encourage the development of resistance, especially as a DOCTOR? Ok, I'll get off of my soapbox now. It's just very irresponsible.
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This is a difficult question to answer. I changed fields a few times. I started in biophysics studying enzyme kinetics and then I switched to human physiology. Eventually ended up in a relatively new area of science called complex systems research. Our GI system is a complex system. Although I still do research and write papers I am retired Mycology was one of the subjects I studied along the way but I have not done any research in the area.
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