Conclusions
Antibiotic resistance in these pathogens is set to change
the way we view medicine; elective surgery with the risk
of an untreatable infection is an unattractive option and
transplantation with the likelihood that any infection may
lead inevitably to death is a gamble that many may not be
prepared to take. However, total resistance in the community
is likely to have a more immediate impact on the
way we live, few parents would be prepared to send their
children to day-care centres if the d