Bacteria and Infection - Shades of Grey

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Dr Dimitrakov referenced a very interesting paper on infection recently. A quote:

Microbes capable of causing disease are routinely cultured from patients, and the decision to administer antimicrobial therapy often depends on whether the microbe is judged to be a pathogen or colonizer. The medical literature contains different conclusions regarding the implications of recovering certain microorganisms from patients .... the same organism can be a commensal in one host and a pathogen in another.

You can read the paper here.

[J Dimitrakov]

I think the author of this article - Dr. Cassadeval - should have been offered a consulting position in chronic prostatitis a long time ago - if any organization really cared.