Another factor is the indiscriminate over-prescription and misuse of antibiotics, which has greatly boosted the resistance of disease-causing bacteria. Chen Chien-jen, dean of the College of Public Health at National Taiwan University (NTU), points out that this "screening" process has led to the development of germs that are virtually invincible.
此外，抗生素濫用再加上不好好使用，「為德不卒」的結果，導致細菌產生多重抗藥性，台大公共衛生學院院長陳建仁指出，「人工篩選」的結果，「金剛戰士細菌」於焉誕生，目前台灣的傷寒桿菌、葡萄球菌已經有三到四種抗藥性。