[mod]

From what I've read, the antibiotics can be phased out, and then later, phased back in.

Because the competition is so high, the bacteria can't afford the energy/resources to continue resistance to antibiotics that aren't in use--they are out-competed.

Therefore, currently ineffective antibiotics will become effective again in the future.

That said, I did not read if this is being practiced already.

[placeybordeaux]

The major problem here is not that there are not ways forward, but that we need to act together as a species to solve this problem. Development of drug resistance can happen anywhere that antibiotics are used and best practices are not observed everywhere.

An interesting first step might be to restrict some antibiotics to human use only. At least then we wouldn't be breeding resistance for cheaper meat.

[giarc]

Infection control professional here.

This is being practiced, but not intentionally. Some drugs are just not used anymore because they have become somewhat ineffective against most organisms, so they are shelved due to the fact they are not economically wise to produce, not because we are saving them.