how effective are they AB

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    • Antibiotic resistance arises from spontaneous mutation, but also occurs from failure to complete the antibiotic course, which enables resistant bacteria to survive and replicate
    • Bacteria survive and have resistance qualities like deactivating enzymes produced by antibiotics, efflux pumps to push out antibiotics or entry blockers
    • If one bacterium develops resistance, it passes on to the next generation