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Adults' Night Out: Antibiotic Resistance - What Happens When the Drugs Can't Kill the Bugs?

Presented by Arizona Science Center at Arizona Science Center

May 7, 2010

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The development of antimicrobials represents one of the most significant medical successes of the 20th century. Although antibiotics have saved millions of lives, infectious bacteria have evolved to protect themselves and resist killing, thus making some infections difficult or impossible to treat. This lecture will center around Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as an example to discuss bacterial antibiotic resistance, why the problem exists and what happens when infections caused by resistant bacteria fail to respond to our most effective and commonly used antibiotics. This will be discussed by Shelley Haydel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Life Science and the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccinology. Explore the Center's exhibit galleries from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. This is free for everyone. Please leave children at home. Additional evening options include Planetarium presentation, Cosmic Coasters. A lecture presentation at 7:00pm is free; and an IMAX film or planetarium presentation at 8:15pm. (Regular admission fees apply for film and planetarium presentations.) Additional fees apply for entrance to featured exhibitions.