21.   The group recently proposed its own plan to address the issue of antibiotic use in animals.

22.   The report also recommended establishing a national database on antibiotic use and resistance trends in humans and animals.

23.   There are no current standards for antibiotic use, although the CDC and many professional organizations issue guidelines.

24.   These unwanted side effects of antibiotic use spread as people make and take more antibiotics, often unnecessarily.

25.   Unnecessary antibiotic use has already made many common strains of bacteria resistant to several medicines.

26.   Environmentalists say the industry estimates of antibiotic use are far too low.

27.   Growing concern over antibiotic use on farms.

28.   Health workers say they are only beginning to be made aware of the problem, and few government policies exist to curtail antibiotic use.

29.   Patients answered a standardized survey that included questions about antibiotic use, foods eaten, contact with animals and their travels.

30.   She said indiscriminate antibiotic use has caused the bacteria to rapidly develop resistance to the disease.