▁ant ib i otic ▁resistance ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁W ides p read ▁usage ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁increases ▁in ▁b acter ial ▁stra ins ▁and ▁species ▁that ▁no ▁longer ▁respond ▁to ▁treatment ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁ ▁Common ▁forms ▁of ▁ant ib i otic ▁mis use ▁include ▁excess ive ▁use ▁of ▁pro phy la ctic ▁ant ib iot ics ▁in ▁travel ers ▁and ▁failure ▁of ▁medical ▁profession als ▁to ▁pres cribe ▁the ▁correct ▁dos age ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁weight ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁prior ▁use . ▁Other ▁forms ▁of ▁mis use ▁include ▁failure ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁entire ▁pres cribed ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ant ib i otic , ▁incorrect ▁dos age ▁and ▁administration , ▁or ▁failure ▁to ▁rest ▁for ▁sufficient ▁recovery . ▁In app ropri ate ▁ant ib i otic ▁treatment , ▁for ▁example , ▁is ▁their ▁pres cription ▁to ▁treat ▁vir al ▁in fe ctions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁common ▁cold . ▁One ▁study ▁on ▁resp ir atory ▁tract ▁in fe ctions ▁found ▁" phys icians ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁pres cribe ▁ant ib iot ics ▁to ▁patients ▁who ▁appeared ▁to ▁expect ▁them ". ▁Mult ifact orial ▁inter vent ions ▁aim ed ▁at ▁both ▁phys icians ▁and ▁patients ▁can ▁reduce ▁in app ropri ate ▁pres cription ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁rapid ▁point ▁of ▁care ▁di agnostic ▁tests , ▁particularly