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Long term use of antibiotics may result in vitamin k deficiency because:

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A antibiotics may interfere with absorption of the vitamin
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Plato Answer;

Vitamin K is made by the bacteria in the gut. Antibiotics could accidentally kill these helpful bacteria, leading to a vitamin K deficiency.

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