Antibiotics are today among the most common options of medication, despite the knowledge that it does not only kill pathogens, but also harms the useful microbes. After a course of antibiotics, some patients recover faster and some take some time to fully recover.
Especially the use of last resort antibiotics was pictured as highly problematic as it is almost completely restricted in medicine in order to prevent the development of resistance and keep these substances literally as “last resort” for life threatening cases.