That's a complex question. I don't know that I have an answer to it. Part of a healthy and balanced immune system is maintaining the normal microbiome, whatever the normal microbiome is, and exposure to antimicrobials has an effect on that. The disappearance of the natural protection provided by the microbiome causes immune dysfunction and potentially more susceptibility to other infections. Actually, by prescribing antimicrobials only when they are needed, it has the effect of boosting that.
There are additional methods as well that I....