Ahora, un Minuto de Salud. Los antibióticos ayudan a mantenerte sano al prevenir y tratar infecciones causadas por bacterias. La bacteria puede cambiar. Cuando ésto sucede, la bacteria ya no responde a medicina creada para destruirla. Esto dificulta más tratar infecciones en el futuro, dejando a algunas personas sin protección. Esto se conoce como Resistencia a los Antibióticos.
Patients are often presented with a variety of treatments, medications and procedures that can be complicated and sometimes difficult to understand, both in terms of the expected result, but also in terms of possible side effects. One of the best ways to overcome this challenge is for patients to ask a lot of questions of their healthcare providers, so they can make the most-informed decisions for their own care. Patients can also play an important role in preventing infections while they are in the hospital.
