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Bacterial growth inhibitors used in Deodorants
Just as aluminium compounds such as:
Aluminium chlorohydrate,
Aluminium zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glycine, and
Aluminium hydroxybromid
are the antiperspirant active ingredient in deodourants, ...
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Blue cheese antibiotics
Well, yes, but don't worry.
New antibiotics that are active against resistant bacteria are required. Bacteria have lived on the Earth for several billion years. During this time, they encountered ...
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When taking antibiotics, does every single germ have to die?
No, you do not have to kill every single (targeted) germ. Often antibiotics are bacteriostatic which means they do not kill the germs but stop them from reproducing. Your immune system then does the ...
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Does Strep lay dormant in the body/throat after a successful course of antibiotics?
The beta-Lactam (B-lactam) family of drugs, which includes all the penicillin family, such as amoxicillin, as well as a bunch of other drugs such as cephalosporins and cephamycins all consist of a B-...
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Resistance of Bacteria to Antibiotics after fall-back
First of all, nothing is immune to anything, just resistant, and resisitance itself varies. If you develop a bacterial or viral disease, your body will develop antibodies against it. This makes you ...
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