“抗生素”一词来源于微生物相互之间的“抗生”现象——一些微生物的代谢产物可拮抗另一些微生物的生长,用这种代谢产物加工成的物质就是抗生素,又名抗菌素。当今,随着抗生素的种类越来越多,随着它的使用历史的延长,我们越来越清楚地看到它的副作用正在不断增加。美国科学家指出,滥用抗生素已经造成了极其严重的后果,目前许多强力抗生素无法对付的感染正以惊人的速度上升。据《美国医学会杂志》报道,从1980年到1992年,全美死于传染性疾病的人增加了58％,其中因为抗生素失灵而死于常见感染的人数大大增加,例如在这十二年中,全美仅死于败血症的人数就增加了85％。对俄亥俄州10家医院进行的调查也表明,1991年到1994年间,一些常见细菌对抗生素产生抗药的 The term “antibiotic” is derived from the “antibiotic” phenomenon among microorganisms. Some metabolites of microorganisms can antagonize the growth of other microorganisms. The substances processed by this metabolite are antibiotics, also known as antibiotics. Nowadays, with the increasing variety of antibiotics, as its history of use increases, it is increasingly clear that its side effects are steadily increasing. U.S. scientists point out that the abuse of antibiotics has had the most serious consequences. At present, the number of infections that many powerful antibiotics can not cope with is on an alarming rate. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, from 1980 to 1992, the number of people who died of infectious diseases in the United States increased by 58%. Among them, the number of people who died of common infections due to antibiotic failure greatly increased. For example, in the past 12 years , The number of people who died of sepsis in the United States alone increased by 85%. A survey of 10 hospitals in Ohio also showed that some common bacteria were resistant to antibiotics between 1991 and 1994