Antibiotics are a well-known cause of antibiotic resistance, but they aren’t the only common drug that’s contributing to this global crisis, as demonstrated in a recent University of Queensland (UQ) study.
In a study led by Prof. Jianhua Guo from the UQs Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, researchers found that antidepressants also increased antibiotic resistance.
“As we know, antibiotics are major contributors in inducing the emergence of antibiotic resistance,” said Guo in an email to The Epoch Times.
However, Guo said that little is known about antidepressants’ capacity to also drive the spread of antibiotic resistance, although they have been consumed at an increased rate….