Schito G C
Quad Sclavo Diagn. 1979 Jun;15 Suppl 1:444-58.
Even though genetically determined, bacterial resistance to antibiotics are perpetuated only when a continual selection is present. Bacterial resistance caused by use of antibiotics is evident in the hospital setting. Since it has been demonstrated in the absence of section bacteria tend to return to a sensitive phenotype, the A. suggests that only with the rational use of antibiotics is the prevention of bacterial resistance possible.
