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3.3 identify the role of antibiotics in the management of infectious disease
identify the role of antibiotics in the management of infectious disease
- Antibiotics play an important role in the management of infectious diseases. Antibiotics were discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. They are naturally occurring compounds produced by one organism to prevent the growth of bacteria. Before the discovery of antibiotics, many people died of what we now would think of as simple infections.